hit-and-run
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- adjective
- /ˈhɪt ənd rʌn/
:
de golpe y fuga
- By using hit-and-run tactics, Tessarian had thrown the vastly larger U.P. Navy on the defensive.
- hit-and-run tactics
- hit-and-run raid
- hit-and-run attacks
Examples
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They attacked Spanish camps at night, laid traps for them in the jungle, and deployed rapid hit and run tactics.
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His hit-and-run approach to the fight really started taking a toll on Vanes after round 4.
Blog text (23) -
They will launch hit-and-run attacks.
Academic text (1993) -
They were fierce fighters, skilled in both open warfare and hit and run tactics with many fortified hilltop settlements.
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High-tech weapons and equipment, well-trained troops, aggressive hit-and-run tactics, all financed by extortion, kidnapping, and collecting taxes from dope growers.
Fiction book (2002) -
The soldiers executed a hit-and-run maneuver, striking quickly before retreating to safety.
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During the battle, they relied on hit-and-run tactics to disrupt the enemy's supply lines.
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The army's hit-and-run approach allowed them to avoid prolonged engagements with larger forces.
Synonyms
A brief attack followed by a rapid retreat
Antonyms
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Etymology
Hit-and-run comes from the two simple words hit 'to strike' and run 'to move away quickly', like the picture of a quick strike followed by escape. So a hit-and-run tactic means a fast attack where people hit their target and leave right away.