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PRONUNCIATION OF PINCER MOVEMENT

pincer movement  [ˈpɪnsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PINCER MOVEMENT

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Pincer movement is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PINCER MOVEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pincer movement

The pincer movement, or double envelopment, is a military maneuver in which forces simultaneously attack both flanks of an enemy formation. The name comes from visualizing the action as the split attacking forces "pinching" the enemy. The pincer movement typically occurs when opposing forces advance towards the center of an army that responds by moving its outside forces to the enemy's flanks to surround it. At the same time, a second layer of pincers may attack on the more distant flanks to keep reinforcements from the target units.

Definition of pincer movement in the English dictionary

The definition of pincer movement in the dictionary is a military tactical movement in which two columns of an army follow a curved route towards each other with the aim of isolating and surrounding an enemy Also called: envelopment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PINCER MOVEMENT


ansa
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answer
ˈɑːnsə
cancer
ˈkænsə
commencer
kəˈmɛnsə
condenser
kənˈdɛnsə
convincer
kənˈvɪnsə
dancer
ˈdɑːnsə
dispenser
dɪˈspɛnsə
enhancer
ɪnˈhɑːnsə
freelancer
ˈfriːlɑːnsə
Hansa
ˈhænsə
lancer
ˈlɑːnsə
Mensa
ˈmɛnsə
mincer
mɪnsə
pincer
ˈpɪnsə
rinser
ˈrɪnsə
sensor
ˈsɛnsə
spencer
ˈspɛnsə
sponsor
ˈspɒnsə
tensor
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PINCER MOVEMENT

pincase
pince-nez
pincer
pincer-like
pincers
pinch
pinch bar
pinch bug
pinch effect
pinch pennies
pinch point
pinch-hit
pinch-hitter
pinch-hitting
pinchbeck
pinchcock
pincheck
pinched
pincher
pinchfist

WORDS THAT END LIKE PINCER MOVEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of pincer movement in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pincer movement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PINCER MOVEMENT

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The translations of pincer movement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pincer movement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钳形攻势
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

movimiento de pinza
570 millions of speakers

English

pincer movement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pincer आंदोलन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حركة الكماشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клещи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

movimento de pinça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিনার আন্দোলন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouvement pince
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergerakan pincer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zangenbewegung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

挟撃の動き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

협공 운동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerakan pincer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gọng kìm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பைன்சர் இயக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिटर चळवळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıskaç harekâtı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

movimento a tenaglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ruch cęgi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кліщі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mișcare cleste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τανάλια κίνημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tang beweging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kniptångsrörelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

knipetangsmanøver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pincer movement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PINCER MOVEMENT»

The term «pincer movement» is normally little used and occupies the 134.389 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PINCER MOVEMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pincer movement

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PINCER MOVEMENT»

Discover the use of pincer movement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pincer movement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Military Strategy: Blitzkrieg, Strategic Bombing, Siege, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, Books Group, 2011
2
Maneuver Tactics: Pincer Movement, Reconnaissance, Tank ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
3
The Power of the Stones
When the pincer movement was closing, he would let the remainder of his force advance into the valley and approach the plateau directly. The engagement, with the pincer movement, would allow this force to scale the high ground in front of ...
Andrew G. Clark, 2007
4
Daily Life in the Mongol Empire
Simultaneously, the light cavalry poured in from either side, quickly closing the pincer movement. However, Mongol cunning dictated that this pincer movement should never completely close and so force the enemy to fight in desperation to the ...
George Lane, 2006
5
Articles on Maneuver Tactics, Including: Reconnaissance, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
6
Philosophy and Connectionist Theory
So much for the first component of the pincer movement. For the other component of the movement, we can point out that connectionist networks that do not as such employ syntactically structured vehicles of semantic content are susceptible to ...
William Ramsey, David E. Rumelhart, Stephen P. Stich, 2013
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The Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation: Lessons from ...
Islamabad would oblige by launching a pincer movement into India and slicing off the Amritsar area north of the Beas River. Indian intelligence suggested that Pakistan's Army Reserve North would cross the border near Pathankot, and the ...
Devin T. Hagerty, 1998
8
Charlemagne's Early Campaigns (768-777): A Diplomatic and ...
Such a maneuver, in fact, constitutes a pincer movement, which would trap the Saxons, should they become bellicose, between the troops arriving through the valley of the Ems and those in Charlemagne's main force moving east through the ...
Bernard Bachrach, 2013
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Camp Picton: A Storied 70 Years in a Canadian Military ...
Operation Veritable was a pincer movement conducted by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group to clear and occupy the land between the Rhine and Maas rivers. It was a part of General Dwight Eisenhower's “broad front” ...
Joanne Courneya-Fralick, 2013
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Field Command
Fundamentally, a pincer movement is a variation of an envelopment but instead of a single maneuver element it has two.Q It works by employing two moving forces closing toward each other with the adversary caught between them; hence it is ...
Sid Heal, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PINCER MOVEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pincer movement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Terrific Tour teamwork key to Alpe d'Huez dramatics
It was a sublime move and meant that Anacona was further up the road when Valverde and Quintana pulled off their pincer movement during ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
2
Why Churchill Downs Is Overpriced At $131 And Could Fade In The …
And therefore the demographic pincer movement we see in live racing shadows Twin Spires - with the possible exception that there may be a ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
3
From Reggie to Dessie: A classic pincer movement from Osborne …
Well, you didn't miss much last night at the Number 10 drinks for the Parliamentary Party. I feel sorry for the PM, who has to invite all his ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
4
Thoughts on 'Rise of the Robots'
As that happens, we should expect the pincer movement of higher prices and internal austerity to tighten. (Ford may be more right than he ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
5
Comfort zone not best place to be
So if you're caught in the middle of the assets test pincer movement should you run down your capital? A couple near the asset-test-free area of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
6
Ma Qing Hua wins crash-strewn race two in Portugal
... pace up to Turn 25, with Zengo's Norbert Michelisz diving down the inside while Loeb tried to get around the outside in a pincer movement. «Motorsport.com, Jul 15»
7
The Stacks: A DEA Agent at War with the War on Drugs
When he jumped out of the car at his end of a pincer movement on West 144th Street, Levine had staying alive on his mind more than ever; ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
8
Big data crashes the Tour de France - insight on wheels or plain …
In a data pincer movement of sorts, GoPro's HERO4 cameras mounted on rider's handlebars have offered up a totally new view of what is like to ... «Techworld.com, Jul 15»
9
Internal war
... must be remembered; Rome's patience in its strategy of massing forces steadily, in a pincer movement, inexorably pushing its enemies into ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
10
Israel: If Hamas is allowed to wage warfare through international …
In an absurd pincer movement, a terrorist group could attack a state physically with bombs, while at the same time work to undermine its ability ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»

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