noun, plural tours de force 
[too
rz duh fawrs, -fohrs; French toor duh fawrs] .
[toorz duh fawrs, -fohrs; French toor duh fawrs] . 1.
an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.
2.
a particularly adroit maneuver or technique in handling a difficult situation: The way the president got his bill through the Senate was a tour de force.
3.
a feat requiring unusual strength, skill, or ingenuity.
Origin:
1795–1805; < French: feat of strength or skill
1795–1805; < French: feat of strength or skill
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| —n , pl tours de force | |
| a masterly or brilliant stroke, creation, effect, or accomplishment | |
| [literally: feat of skill or strength] | |
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tour de force [(toor duh fawrs)]A feat accomplished through great skill and ability: “The speech was a tour de force; it swept the audience off its feet.”
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