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guerilla

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gue·ril·la  (g-rl)
n.
Variant of guerrilla.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guerillaguerilla - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
guerrilla, irregular, insurgent
guerilla force, guerrilla force - an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups
Maquis, Maquisard - a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
urban guerrilla - a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns
warrior - someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
Translations
guer(r)illa
n → Guerillero m, → Guerillera f, → Guerillakämpfer(in) m(f); Palestinian guerillas → palästinensische Freischärler or Guerillas pl
attr → Guerilla-


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I thought it my duty to hint at the discomfort my aunt would sustain, from living in a continual state of guerilla warfare with Mrs.
David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context
I hoped that while carrying my letter the man would not let himself be caught by some Alphonsist guerilla who would, of course, shoot him.
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The war became perforce a universal guerilla war, a war inextricably involving civilians and homes and all the apparatus of social life.
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