pincers movement
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pincers movement
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Troops advanced in a pincers movement, attacking from the southwest and northeast, reaching at times the two roads.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2023
On May 12, 1943, the Americans and the British staged a gigantic pincers movement to win the battle for Tunisia -- the essential staging point for invading Sicily and Italy.
From Time Magazine Archive
A huge pincers movement threatened to put the entire Middle East in Axis hands.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pincers movement converging on Kharkov threat ens the German-occupied Donets basin, most valuable prize of the Nazis in Russia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Any two adjoining drives can become a pincers movement.
From Time Magazine Archive
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