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Rapparee

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Übersetzung von "rapparee" ins Russisch

rapparee
Substantiv
raiting
UK
/ˌræp.əˈriː/
US
/ˌræp.əˈri/
rapparee
rapparees Pl.
рапарий
The rapparee was known for his daring raids on English settlements.
Рапарий был известен своими дерзкими набегами на английские поселения.

Definitionen

rapparee
Substantiv
raiting
UK
/ˌræp.əˈriː/
US
/ˌræp.əˈri/
A dispossessed Irish guerrilla fighter who waged irregular warfare against Williamite forces during the late 17th-century Williamite War, noted for sudden raids and intimate knowledge of the countryside.
The rapparee struck at dusk, vanishing into the bogs before the Williamite troops could regroup.
By extension, an Irish highwayman or bandit active in the 17th or 18th century.
Travellers feared meeting a rapparee on the lonely road to Limerick.
rapparee
Adjektiv
raiting
UK
/ˌræp.əˈriː/
US
/ˌræp.əˈri/
Relating to or characteristic of rapparees or their style of irregular warfare.
The government troops were unprepared for the rapparee tactics employed by the rebels.

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