pincers movement

American  

Or pincer movement

noun

1. a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.

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Etymology

Origin of pincers movement

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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pincers movement

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

SHO1 called for a pincers movement against the U.S. landing forces in Leyte Gulf.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

These two moves, undertaken together, would constitute a giant pincers movement on Chungking.

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