counterinsurgency
noun[UorC]
uk/ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/us/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ɪnˈsɝː.dʒən.si/militaryactiontaken by agovernmenttopreventattacksbysmallgroupsofsoldiersorfightersthat areopposedto it
(政府的)反暴动,反叛乱Compare
insurgency
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- engagement
- grapple
- mobilize
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- turf war