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Definition of bushwhacking - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
outdoor activityRare US traveling through wild forest by clearing plants to move forwardRare US
- Bushwhacking can be exhausting in dense forests.
2.
warfareRare US fighting as a guerrilla in wooded or wild areasRare US
- Bushwhacking was common during the conflict in the region.
Adjective
1.
navigationRare navigating through dense wooded areasRare
- The bushwhacking hikers struggled through the thick forest.
2.
combatRare US lying in wait to ambush someoneRare US
- The bushwhacking soldiers waited silently for their target.
Origin of bushwhacking
Dutch, bosch (forest) + wacken (to beat)
Examples of bushwhacking in a sentence
Bushwhacking through thorny scrub tore our clothes and slowed the group. The unit trained in bushwhacking to avoid direct battles on open ground. Diaries from the campaign describe weeks of bushwhacking in the hills. The bushwhacking path was hard to follow. Bushwhacking trails require special skills. The bushwhacking team set up traps along the path.
Bushwhacking forces hid in the dense forest, waiting.
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- French:marche hors sentier, en progression, ...
- German:Sich-einen-Weg-durchs-Gebüsch-Schlagen, buschschlagend, ...
- Italian:marcia nel bosco fuori sentiero, tra i cespugli, ...
- Spanish:avance entre la maleza, intrépido, ...
- Portuguese:abrir caminho no mato, desbravador, ...
- Chinese:丛林穿越, 穿越丛林的, ...
- Japanese:藪こぎ, 藪をかき分ける, ...
- Arabic:اِخْتِراق الأَحْراش, مُخْتَرِق الْغَابَة, ...
- Hebrew:צְעִידָה בְּשֶׁטַח פְּרָאִי, מִתְקַדֵּם דֶּרֶךְ צִמְחִיָּיה צְפוּפָה בַּיַּעַר, ...
- Russian:пробирание через чащу, пробирающийся через лес, ...
- Ukrainian:продирання через хащі, бушвакінговий, ...
- Hindi:झाड़ियों को काटते हुए आगे बढ़ना, जंगल में रास्ता बनाते, ...
Definition of bushwhack - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
combattr. Rare US ambush or attack suddenly and unexpectedlytr. Rare US
- The soldiers were trained to bushwhack enemy patrols in the jungle..
2.
natureintr. Rare US travel through woods by cutting through vegetationintr. Rare US
- They had to bushwhack to reach the campsite.
Origin of bushwhack
American English, bush (shrub) + whack (to strike)
Examples of bushwhack in a sentence
They were caught off guard when the bandits bushwhacked them. We decided to bushwhack our way to the hidden waterfall. The explorers had to bushwhack through dense jungle terrain.
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- French:surprendre, se frayer un chemin, ...
- German:überfallen, sich durchschlagen, ...
- Italian:tendere un'imboscata, farsi strada, ...
- Spanish:emboscar, abrirse paso, ...
- Portuguese:emboscar, abrir caminho, ...
- Chinese:设伏, 劈路, ...
- Japanese:待ち伏せする, 道を切り開く, ...
- Arabic:كَمَنَ, شَقَّ الطَّرِيقَ, ...
- Hebrew:לֶאֱרוֹב, לִפְלֵס דֶּרֶךְ, ...
- Russian:устраивать засаду, пробираться, ...
- Ukrainian:атакувати зненацька, прорубуватися, ...
- Hindi:घात लगाना, झाड़ियों को काटना, ...
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