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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.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context literary English) out of action; disabled; no longer able to fight
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1757, French, literally "out of combat."
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 ...