guerrilla warfare

noun

A form of combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics.

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Meanings

nounguerrilla warfare (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 游擊戰 /游击战, 游擊戰爭 /游击战争
  • 游擊戰 /游击战 (yóujízhàn)fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • 游擊戰爭 /游击战争 (yóují zhànzhēng)fighting using groups of irregular troops
Danish guerillakrig
  • guerillakrigfighting using groups of irregular troops
Dutch guerrillaoorlog, partizanenstrijd
  • guerrillaoorlogfighting using groups of irregular troops
  • partizanenstrijdfighting using groups of irregular troops
Finnish sissisota, sissisodankäynti
  • sissisotafighting using groups of irregular troops
  • sissisodankäyntifighting using groups of irregular troops
French guérilla
  • guérillafighting using groups of irregular troops
German Guerillakrieg, Guerillataktiken
  • Guerillakriegfighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Guerillataktikenfighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Partisanenkriegfighting using groups of irregular troops
Greek ανταρτοπόλεμος, αντάρτικο
  • ανταρτοπόλεμος (antartopólemos)fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • αντάρτικο (antártiko)fighting using groups of irregular troops
Icelandic skæruhernaður
  • skæruhernaðurfighting using groups of irregular troops
Italian guerriglia
  • guerrigliafighting using groups of irregular troops
Māori tukipoto
  • tukipotofighting using groups of irregular troops
Polish wojna partyzancka, partyzantka
  • wojna partyzanckafighting using groups of irregular troops
  • partyzantkafighting using groups of irregular troops
Russian партизанская война
  • партизанская война (partizanskaja vojna)fighting using groups of irregular troops
Spanish guerra de guerrillas
  • guerra de guerrillasfighting using groups of irregular troops
Swahili vita vya msituni
  • vita vya msitunifighting using groups of irregular troops
Swedish gerillakrig
  • gerillakrigfighting using groups of irregular troops
Thai สงครามกองโจร
  • สงครามกองโจรfighting using groups of irregular troops
Turkish gerilla savaşı
  • gerilla savaşıfighting using groups of irregular troops
Ukrainian партизанська війна
  • партизанська війна (partyzansʹka vijna)fighting using groups of irregular troops
Cite this entry
APA

guerrilla warfare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guerrilla%20warfare

MLA

“guerrilla warfare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guerrilla%20warfare. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guerrilla warfare,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guerrilla%20warfare.

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