maraud

Definition of maraud

Verbs

raid and rove in search of booty
"marauding rebels overran the countryside"
Type of:
foray into, raid
enter someone else's territory and take spoils

Nouns

a sudden short attack
Synonyms:
foray, raid
Types:
air attack, air raid
an attack by armed planes on a surface target
swoop
a very rapid raid
Type of:
incursion, penetration
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

Vocabulary Lists for maraud

  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

Gilgamesh »(20 words)
Words from Stephen Mitchell's translation in order of...
  • primeval
  • primordial
  • virile
  • careen
  • maraud

  • hubris
  • hue and cry
  • hull
  • humanitarian
  • humble

  • macabre
  • mace
  • macerate
  • Machiavellian
  • machination

  • featured
  • arsenal
  • waddle
  • trajectory
  • quibble

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