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Meanings of hors de combat in English

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Usage of hors de combat in English
1
So the whole hors de combat is above seven thousand three hundred.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
2
Very well, he puts himself hors de combat to save his bones.
Evan Harrington — Volume 3
3
Thus Alexander had less than 1000 men placed hors de combat.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5: ...
4
When the end came Jackson's command was for a time hors de combat.
With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War
5
They are what they call hors de combat in French.
Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie
6
He should be hors de combat for some time.
The Betrayal
7
Sumter was still ' hors de combat' from his wound.
The Life of Francis Marion
8
Thus were three of the friends put hors de combat almost quicker than it takes to tell it.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
9
Not in struggles before being placed hors de combat, for he had never had a chance to resist.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
10
Here the favourite himself is hors de combat, as well as Dardanelles, and a crowd of lesser celebrities.
Sybil, Or, The Two Nations
11
He turned and walked back to the spot where he had placed one of his opponents hors de combat.
The Boy Allies on the Firing Line; Or, Twelve Days Battle Along ...
12
Even a little scratch from one of them and we should be hors de combat for an hour or two.
Guy Garrick
13
Moreover, they were maddened and reckless that so many of their best and bravest had been put hors de combat.
An Original Belle
14
Also hors de combat this week was Brian Cowen after being knocked down by a motorbike outside Iveagh House last Friday.
The Irish Times
15
Norman Williamson who has been hors de combat since last in action in early February resumes riding on Bob The Yank.
The Irish Times
16
Several ships had been put hors de combat, including Trehouard's own, which was disabled and had half her crew on shore.
Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville