"guerrilla warfare" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} guerrilla warfare (uncountable)
  1. Combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Military, War Translations (fighting using groups of irregular troops): 遊擊戰爭 (Chinese Mandarin), 游击战争 (yóují zhànzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 遊擊戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 游击战 (yóujízhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), guerrillaoorlog [feminine] (Dutch), partizanenstrijd [masculine] (Dutch), sissisota (Finnish), sissisodankäynti (Finnish), guérilla [feminine] (French), Guerillakrieg [masculine] (German), Guerillataktiken [feminine] (German), Partisanenkrieg [masculine] (German), ανταρτοπόλεμος (antartopólemos) [masculine] (Greek), αντάρτικο (antártiko) [neuter] (Greek), guerriglia [feminine] (Italian), tukipoto (Maori), wojna partyzancka [feminine] (Polish), partyzantka [feminine] (Polish), партизанская война (partizanskaja vojna) [feminine] (Russian), guerra de guerrillas [feminine] (Spanish), vita vya msituni (Swahili), gerillakrig [neuter] (Swedish), สงครามกองโจร (Thai), gerilla savaşı (Turkish), партизанська війна (partyzansʹka vijna) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "fighting using groups of irregular troops",
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