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counterguerrilla


coun·ter·guer·ril·la

noun
\ˌkan-tər-gə-ˈri-lə, -gi-, -gyi-, -ge-\

Definition of COUNTERGUERRILLA

: a guerrilla who is trained to thwart enemy guerrilla operations

Variants of COUNTERGUERRILLA

coun·ter·guer·ril·la also coun·ter·gue·ril·la \ˌkan-tər-gə-ˈri-lə, -gi-, -gyi-, -ge-\

First Known Use of COUNTERGUERRILLA

1901

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