| 单词 | guerrilla war |
| 释义 | > as lemmasguerrilla war 3. attributive passing into adj., esp. in guerrilla war (= sense 1). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [adjective] > guerrilla guerrilla1811 society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > guerrilla war guerrilla1819 guerrilla war1843 urban guerrilla warfare1962 asymmetrical conflict1967 asymmetric warfare1991 1811 W. Scott Don Roderick xlix. 45 The Guerilla band Came like night's tempest, and avenged the land. 1814 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 428 Somewhat afraid of my old Guerrilla friends upon the road. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. i. ii. 47 Making use of ambuscades, sudden surprises, and the light skirmish of guerilla warfare. 1861 W. G. Clark in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 67 Garibaldi..is..a master of the ‘dodges’..which are required in guerilla war. 1865 A. Maffei Brigand Life II. 41 He was forced to become, not a guerilla leader, but a highway captain. 1881 T. H. Huxley Sci. & Culture i. 3 It must be admitted to be somewhat of a guerilla force, composed largely of irregulars. < as lemmas |
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