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hors de combat

[awr duh kawn-ba]

adverb

French.
  1. out of the fight; disabled; no longer able to fight.



hors de combat

/ ɔr də kɔ̃ba /

adjective

  1. disabled or injured

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hors de combat1

literally: out of (the) fight

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