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Blow. Stroke. Shot. Round of ammunition. Tap of drum. Hit (of projectile). Blast (of whistle, of foghorn). Cut or thrust. Pull (on rope). Stroke (of oar). Cast (of sounding lead). “Shot” (aligning, in surveying). Coup d’oeil. Eye for ground, etc-——Coup de main. Coup de main. Raid operation.—Coup de foudre. Clap of thunder, thunderbolt——Coup d’audace. A bold stroke.— Coup de ma ue. A stunning blow (figurative).—Coup de mer. Green sea.—Coup de tonnerre. Clap of thunder. —Coup de pointe. Thrust.—Coup de pied. Kick.—Coup de pied en vac he. Cow kick.—Coup de feu. Shot. Shot-wound. Injury to boiler by furnace heat.—Coup de soleil. Sunstroke. —Coup de chaleur. Heatstroke.—Coup de téte. An act of impulse.—Coup de Jarnac. Treacherous blow.—Coup de théatre. Dramatic act.—Sans coup férir. Without striking a blow.—Coup de poing. Knuckleduster. Blow with fist. —Coup mortel. Mortal blow.—Coup d’épée. Sword thrust. —Coup de fouet. Blow or crack of whip. Flapping (of sail). —Coup de doigt, Coup d’épaule. Jerk of finger, flinching of shoulder in firing a gun.—Coup de hasard. Fluke. Stroke of luck. Coup en direction. Round good for line.—Coup court. Round falling short.—Coup long. Round over.—Coup bas. Shell bursting low. Shot below centre of vertical target.— Coup haut. Shell bursting high. Shot above centre of vertical target.—Coup par coup. Shot by shot (heavy artillery).—Coup au but. Direct hit on the target.—Coup au but court. Direct hit in a salvo of which the other rounds are short.—Coup a hauteur. Time shell burst at correct height.—Coup d’épreuve. Proof round.—Coup d’embrasure. Direct hit on an embrasure or gun port.—Coup de hache. Down-cutting effect of ricochetting percu ion shell—Coup d’enfoncement. First round fired to bury the trail spade, Coup d’a urance. Round fired by ship on hoisting her true colours.—Coup de diane. Morning gun.—Coup de retraite. Evening gun.—Coup de détre e. Gun signal of distre :—Coup d’éper on. Blow of the ram. Ramming (nav.).—Coup heureux. Lucky shot.—Coup manqué (coup bleu). A mi —Coup a normal. Irregular or abnormal round. [p.152]