GUERRILLA


Meaning of GUERRILLA in English

— 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 technique of warfare: guerrilla strongholds; guerrilla tactics.

Also, guerilla .

[ 1800-10; guerra war ( 1 ); orig. in reference to the Spanish resistance against Napoleon; the name for the struggle erroneously taken as a personal n. ]

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