Coin, noun
- Forms:
- Also COIN.
- Origin:
- EnglishShow more Blend of English counter and insurgency.
historical
A short name given to the counter-insurgency units of the South African Defence Force and police force. Frequently attributive.
1983 W. Steenkamp in Leadership Vol.2 No.4, 56The Army is divided into two legs, the conventional force and the counter-insurgency (COIN) force...The COIN force, is charged with maintaining internal security ‘in support of the civil power’.
1987 J. Sutherland in Weekly Mail 3 Apr. 3SWA police headquarters said their special counter-insurgency unit, Coin, had tracked down and killed five guerillas after the infiltrators destroyed four telephone poles on a farm in the area.
A short name given to the counter-insurgency units of the South African Defence Force and police force. Frequently attributive.
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