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Out of action
Answer for the clue "Out of action ", 14 letters:
hors de combat
Word definitions for hors de combat in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. so badly injured as to be unable to continue; "disabled veterans" [syn: disabled , out of action ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hors de combat \Hors` de com`bat"\ [F.] Out of the combat; disabled from fighting; out of action.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hors de combat , literally meaning "outside the fight", is a French term used in diplomacy and international law to refer to persons who are incapable of performing their ability to wage war . Examples include fighter pilots or aircrews parachuting from ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1757, French, literally "out of combat."
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context literary English) out of action; disabled; no longer able to fight