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Definitions for guerrilla
gəˈrɪl əguer·ril·la
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Princeton's WordNet
guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgentnoun
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
Wiktionary
guerrillanoun
A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
guerrillanoun
A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
guerrillaadjective
Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
guerrillaadjective
Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
Etymology: From guerrilla, diminutive of guerra.
Wikipedia
guerrilla
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military. Although the term "guerrilla warfare" was coined in the context of the Peninsular War in the 19th century, the tactical methods of guerrilla warfare have long been in use. In the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu proposed the use of guerrilla-style tactics in The Art of War. The 3rd century BC Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus is also credited with inventing many of the tactics of guerrilla warfare through what is today called the Fabian strategy. Guerrilla warfare has been used by various factions throughout history and is particularly associated with revolutionary movements and popular resistance against invading or occupying armies. Guerrilla tactics focus on avoiding head-on confrontations with enemy armies, typically due to inferior arms or forces, and instead engage in limited skirmishes with the goal of exhausting adversaries and forcing them to withdraw. Due to this, guerrilla tactics are rarely used for anything other than defence. Organized guerrilla groups often depend on the support of either the local population or foreign backers who sympathize with the guerrilla group's efforts.
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guerrilla
A guerrilla is a member of a small independent group that is involved in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces. This term often refers to armed civilians who use military tactics such as ambushes, sabotage or raids to fight against a larger or more powerful enemy, usually in the context of a political or military conflict. The concept of guerrilla warfare originates from the Spanish word "guerra" which means war.
Webster Dictionary
Guerrillanoun
an irregular mode of carrying on war, by the constant attacks of independent bands, adopted in the north of Spain during the Peninsular war
Guerrillanoun
one who carries on, or assists in carrying on, irregular warfare; especially, a member of an independent band engaged in predatory excursions in war time
Guerrillaadjective
pertaining to, or engaged in, warfare carried on irregularly and by independent bands; as, a guerrilla party; guerrilla warfare
Etymology: [Sp., lit., a little war, skirmish, dim. of guerra war, fr. OHG. werra discord, strife. See War.]
Wikidata
Guerrilla
Guerrilla is the third studio album by Welsh rock band the Super Furry Animals. The record was released on 14 June 1999 by Creation Records and peaked at number 10 in the UK Album Charts. Guerrilla was conceived as a commercial 'pop' album and was produced by the band themselves, as regular producer Gorwel Owen felt exhausted after a busy schedule working for other bands. Recording took place at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire in mid-1998 with the group experimenting with a sampler for the first time and writing a number of songs in the studio. The band tried to create a 45-minute long, immediate sounding record, and therefore chose the upbeat songs from the 25 tracks which were recorded during sessions for the album. Guerrilla was chosen as the album's title as a pun on the group's name. The album features a mix of musical styles and was described as exemplifying the 'nu-psychedelia' musical genre by British music magazine the NME. Singer Gruff Rhys has stated that his lyrics are upbeat and disposable. Critical reception was generally positive with the record appearing in the "Best album of 1999" lists issued by several magazines. The band were disappointed with the relative lack of success of the album's singles and went on "pop strike" as a result, issuing the 'lo-fi', all-Welsh language Mwng as the follow-up to Guerrilla in May 2000.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
guerrilla
A combat participant in guerrilla warfare. See also unconventional warfare.
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The numerical value of guerrilla in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
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The numerical value of guerrilla in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of guerrilla in a Sentence
It’s possible that they were trained in Yemen or anywhere on the Arabian Peninsula, this was a highly trained team. They were trained in small arms and small unit tactics. What they were displaying is guerrilla warfare 101.
The battle could be lengthy. It will be hit and run -- this is the system we are going to use in battle, we are not a state army defending borders ... we operate a system of guerrilla warfare. As far as we are concerned, land is not important.
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We're going to see quite a bit of guerrilla theater -- a growing amount of it -- entering the 2016 election, having a gyrocopter land on the Capitol, or the protestors in the Supreme Court, just shows the anger.
The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.
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- партизанBulgarian
- Partisan, GuerillaGerman
- αντάρτης, ανταρτοπόλεμος, αντάρτικοGreek
- guerrillero, guerra de guerrillas, guerrillaSpanish
- sissisõdaEstonian
- جنگ اسفلال طلبیPersian
- sissisota, sissi, partisaaniFinnish
- guérilla, guérilleroFrench
- gerillaHungarian
- պարտիզանArmenian
- gerilyaIndonesian
- skæruliðiIcelandic
- guerrigliaItalian
- ゲリラJapanese
- ಗೆರಿಲ್ಲಾKannada
- 게릴라Korean
- guerrillaLatin
- geriljakrigNorwegian
- guerrillaDutch
- geriljakrigNorwegian Nynorsk
- partyzantka, partyzantPolish
- guerrilhaPortuguese
- партизан, партизанщина, партизанскийRussian
- gerilla-Swedish
- 游擊隊Chinese
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