Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irregular warfare

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: ir-reg-u-lar war-fare
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Warfare in which one or more combatants are irregulars (such as partisans, guerrillas or insurgents) rather than regular military forces.

Uncountable

noun

Warfare in which one or more combatants are irregulars (such as partisans, guerrillas or insurgents) rather than regular military forces.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Studying the raid's effect on one community reveals how the different forms of irregular warfare — partisan warfare, guerrilla tactics, and cavalry raids — intertwined along the Ohio River border."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

insurgency

Antonyms

conventional warfare

Questions

What does irregular warfare mean?: Warfare in which one or more combatants are irregulars (such as partisans, guerrillas or insurgents) rather than regular military forces.

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