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sekasortoinen perääntyminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rout noun A crushing, disorganized defeat.

Senses

sekasortoinen perääntyminen is used for these senses in English:

  • rout (military, also, figurative) The retreat of an enemy force, etc., in this manner; also (archaic, rare) , the army, enemy force, etc., so retreating.

rout — full definition

  1. noun A crushing, disorganized defeat.
  2. verb To defeat an opponent so thoroughly that they scatter or retreat in disorder.
  3. verb To dig out or carve a groove into a surface, or to search through something thoroughly.

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