Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Out of action; disabled.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Out of the fight; disabled; unable to take further part in the struggle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Out of the combat; disabled from fighting; out of action.
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- adjective literary out of
action ;disabled ; no longerable tofight
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : hors, out + de, of + combat, combat.]
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From French.
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sandeep commented on the word hors de combat
what is this.and how is it pronounced
June 14, 2008
petert commented on the word hors de combat
Out of action due to injury received in battle. Pronounced "or duh komba"
June 14, 2008
asativum commented on the word hors de combat
Not to be confused with horse uh combat, or the one you rode in on.
June 14, 2008
asativum commented on the word hors de combat
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June 14, 2008
bilby commented on the word hors de combat
This comment is a plagiarism of Asativum's blank.
June 14, 2008
dontcry commented on the word hors de combat
You can lead a gift horse uh combat, but you can't make him look you in the mouth.
-Geneva Convention
June 14, 2008
dontcry commented on the word hors de combat
Also, you can't beat him if he's mort.
June 15, 2008