tour de force

Definitions of tour de force
  1. noun
    a masterly or brilliant feat
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    type of:
    action, exploit, fait d'armes, prouesse
    a notable achievement
  2. noun
    a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
    synonyms: coup d'épate, prouesse
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    acrobatie
    a stunt performed by an acrobat
    poirier
    an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands)
    cabriole, culbute, roulé-boulé
    an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
    grand écart
    extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
    type of:
    action, exploit, fait d'armes, prouesse
    a notable achievement
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