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Webster 1913 Edition

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(koōpˊgôrzh′)

Noun.

[F., cut throat.]

(Mil.)

Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.

Farrow.

coupe-gorge ‎(plural coupe-gorges)

(military) Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.
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