guerrilla warfare

English

Noun

guerrilla warfare (uncountable)

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

Antonyms

conventional warfare

Translations

fighting using groups of irregular troops

Chinese:
Mandarin: 遊擊戰爭／游击战争 (yóují zhànzhēng), 遊擊戰／游击战 (zh) (yóujízhàn)
Dutch: guerrillaoorlog (nl) f, partizanenstrijd (nl) m
Finnish: sissisota (fi), sissisodankäynti
French: guérilla (fr) f
German: Guerillakrieg (de) m, Guerillataktiken (de) f, Partisanenkrieg (de) m
Greek: ανταρτοπόλεμος (el) m (antartopólemos), αντάρτικο (el) n (antártiko)
Italian: guerriglia (it) f
Maori: tukipoto
Polish: wojna partyzancka f, partyzantka (pl) f
Russian: партизанская война f (partizanskaja vojna)
Spanish: guerra de guerrillas f
Swahili: vita vya msituni
Swedish: gerillakrig (sv) n
Thai: สงครามกองโจร
Turkish: gerilla savaşı
Ukrainian: партизанська війна f (partyzansʹka vijna)

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