pincer move
Attack from both
A pincer move is a military maneuver where two forces advance on an enemy from opposite sides simultaneously, converging to encircle and trap them.
The term comes from the claw-like action of pincers closing together.
It extends to any coordinated attack from multiple directions: The prosecutor made a pincer move, challenging both the timeline and the alibi.
Also called pincer movement.
- flankingAt the sides of
- double envelopmentTwo-sided flanking maneuver
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
squeeze play · trap · surround · closing in · outflank · maneuver · tactics · military strategy · cavalry · envelopment · closing · converge · claw · crushing · strategic · military · checkmate · advance
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- game tacticsstrategy, tactics, positioning, decision making, counterplay
- maneuversmaneuver, feint, sidestep, dodge, evasion
- tacticsmaneuver, counter-attack, gambit, ambush, counterstrike
- aggressive tacticsblitz, blitzkrieg, frontal assault, offensive, attack mode
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive
pincer movebrute force attack
Systematic password guessing
attrition warfare · siege · simple assault · holding action · retreat
pincer movedefensive position
Fortified spot for resistance
retreat · withdrawal · holding action · fighting retreat · breakout
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