corps à corps

Definitions of corps à corps
  1. noun
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    synonyms: accrochage, bataille, collision, conflit, confrontation, papouille
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    concorde
    the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
    type of:
    bataille, lutte
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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