HyperDic: surprise_attack

English > 1 sense of the expression surprise attack:
NOUNactsurprise attack, coup de mainan attack without warning
English > surprise attack: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn attack without warning.
Synonymcoup de main
Narrowerambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trapThe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
pre-emptive strikeA surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy / enemy from doing it to you
terrorist attackA surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims
Broaderattack, onslaught, onset, onrush(military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons)
Spanishataque sorpresa, rebato

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