American English pronunciation
How to pronounce guerrillas
IPA transcription: [ɡɚ'ɪləz]
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Noun
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a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
Usage examples
- The Special Night Squads fought Arab guerrillas who attacked the Iraqi Petroleum Company pipeline.
- Many residents joined the guerrillas, who had put up camps in San Cristobal.
- Colombian authorities began negotiating with the guerrillas after they threatened to kill the hostages.
- Suspected guerrillas were killed; guerrillas killed Union sympathizers and suspected informers.
- The guerrillas often went to great risks to secure accurate information.
- If this did not help, we surrounded the village and sent in the counter-guerrillas.
- It was also used by the Filipino guerrillas and bolomen during the Philippine-American War.