guerrilla

  • 11guerrilla — guerrillaism, n. /geuh ril euh/, n. 1. a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc. adj. 2. pertaining to such fighters or their… …

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  • 12Guerrilla — ► sustantivo femenino 1 Grupo de combatientes no organizados en ejército, que lucha contra el enemigo con tácticas y ataques por sorpresa: ■ los campesinos del lugar apoyaban la guerrilla. SINÓNIMO bando facción 2 MILITAR Grupo de soldados poco… …

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  • 13guerrilla — 01. Government soldiers suffered heavy losses in battles with [guerrillas] in the area around the village. 02. Over 800 people have been killed in the [guerrilla] war this year. 03. Government sources report that the [guerrilla] forces have been… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14guerrilla */ — UK [ɡəˈrɪlə] / US noun [countable] Word forms guerrilla : singular guerrilla plural guerrillas a) a member of a military group that is not official and usually wants to change a political situation. Their main method is to make unexpected attacks …

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  • 15Guerrilla — Ein FNL Kämpfer 1973 Guerilla (veraltet: Guerrilla) steht wörtlich für einen „Kleinkrieg“.[1] Gemeint ist eine besondere Art der Kriegsführung, die auch als Guerillakrieg[2] bezeichnet wird. Der Begriff Guerilla meint dabei auch militärische,… …

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  • 16guerrilla — n. 1) an armed guerrilla 2) (misc.) a guerrilla band * * * [gə rɪlə] (misc.) a guerrilla band an armed guerrilla …

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  • 17Guerrilla —    The word commonly used to refer to an irregular fighter, the term guerrilla is widely acknowledged to have entered usage in the English language during the Peninsular War, when la guerrilla referred to the struggle of irregulars practicing… …

    Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • 18guerrilla — guer|ril|la [gəˈrılə] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Spanish; Origin: guerra war ] a member of a small unofficial military group that fights in small groups guerrilla war/warfare ▪ American troops found themselves fighting a guerrilla war. ▪ left wing… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19guerrilla — guer|ril|la [ gə rılə ] noun count * a member of a military group that is not official and usually wants to change a political situation. Their main method is to make unexpected attacks in small groups. a. only before noun using unexpected… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20guerrilla — noun /ɡəˈɹɪlə/ a) A non official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war. The company went for the youth market by launching a guerrilla advertising campaign. b) A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the… …

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