They are moving in a pincer movement to cut the republic in two.
English dictionary. 2008.
pincer movement — noun An advance that closes in on an enemy force from two sides simultaneously • • • Main Entry: ↑pincer * * * noun, pl ⋯ ments [count] : a military attack by two groups of soldiers that approach an enemy position from two different directions at … Useful english dictionary
pincer movement — pincer .movement n a military attack in which two groups of soldiers come from opposite directions in order to trap the enemy between them … Dictionary of contemporary English
pincer movement — pincer ,movement noun count an attempt to surround an enemy by attacking them from the front and both sides … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pincer movement — A pincer movement whereby the red force envelops the advancing blue force … Wikipedia
pincer movement — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pincer movement : singular pincer movement plural pincer movements an attempt to surround an enemy by attacking them from the front and both sides … English dictionary
pincer movement — noun a movement by two separate bodies of troops converging on the enemy … English new terms dictionary
pincer movement — noun Date: 1938 1. a military attack by two coordinated forces that close in on an enemy position from different directions 2. a combination of two forces acting against an opposing force … New Collegiate Dictionary
pincer movement — operation in which enemy forces are crushed by surrounding forces … English contemporary dictionary
pincer movement — noun (C) a military attack in which two groups of soldiers come from opposite directions in order to trap the enemy between them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pincer movement — /ˈpɪnsə muvmənt/ (say pinsuh moohvmuhnt) noun a military manoeuvre in which both of the enemy s flanks are attacked simultaneously, as if by a pair of pincers …
