"corps-a-corps" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French corps-à-corps (literally “body to body”). Compare corps, corpse, corpus. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|corps-à-corps|lit=body to body}} Unadapted borrowing from French corps-à-corps (literally “body to body”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} corps-a-corps
  1. (fencing) The action of two fencers coming into physical contact with one another with any portion of their bodies or hilts. Categories (topical): Fencing
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