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guerrilla
[ guh-ril-uh ]
noun
- a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
adjective
- pertaining to such fighters or their technique of warfare: guerrilla tactics.
guerrilla strongholds;
guerrilla tactics.
- of or relating to an unauthorized, edgy, or disruptive version of an activity: guerilla gardening to beautify an abandoned lot.
guerrilla filmmaking on a busy sidewalk;
guerilla gardening to beautify an abandoned lot.
guerrilla
/ ɡəˈrɪlə /
noun
- a member of an irregular usually politically motivated armed force that combats stronger regular forces, such as the army or police
- ( as modifier )
guerrilla warfare
- a form of vegetative spread in which the advance is from several individual rhizomes or stolons growing rapidly away from the centre, as in some clovers Compare phalanx
Derived Forms
- guerˈrillaism, noun
Other Words From
- guer·ril·la·ism noun
- an·ti·guer·ril·la noun adjective
- coun·ter·guer·ril·la adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of guerrilla1
Word History and Origins
Origin of guerrilla1
Example Sentences
The company decided to use what Okochi calls “guerrilla marketing.”
It has been inaccessible for weeks as Israeli bombardment and troops try to take out heavy guerrilla resistance.
Guerrilla forces have been taking people hostage since warfare began.
The White House is leaning toward providing Ukraine with guerrilla-like arms such as IEDs, mortars, small arms and grenades.
Another plausible and perhaps less risky measure: help prepare Ukrainians for guerrilla war against an invading Russian force.
From the very first of the war their work was to help exterminate the guerrilla bands which infested the State.
The guerrilla loss he reported at fifty-two left dead on the field and one hundred and twenty-five wounded.
He is said to be making for Kirksville, where he expects to be joined by the guerrilla bands of northwestern Missouri.
With a groan and a curse the guerrilla chieftain yielded himself a prisoner.
The new day had hardly begun when the guerrilla hordes poured down on Foster's little army, confident of an easy victory.
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