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Guerillakrieg — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • guerrilla noun A fighter in a small, independent armed group that uses surprise raids rather than open battle, typically against a larger regular army.

Senses

Guerillakrieg is used for these senses in English:

  • guerrilla (now, _, rare) A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
  • guerrilla warfare Combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics.

guerrilla — full definition

  1. noun A fighter in a small, independent armed group that uses surprise raids rather than open battle, typically against a larger regular army.
  2. adj Relating to unconventional, small-scale tactics, especially in warfare or marketing.

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