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ruse de guerre

UK/ˌɹuːz.dəˌɡɛə/

ruse de guerre noun: a stratagem of war.

Noun

ruse de guerre (plural ruses de guerre)

  1. A stratagem of war.
    • When a fire breaks out in the town, the citizens are straitly ordered not to rush to the fire but to the city-gates in order to secure them; and only then may they put out the fire; for, the statues explain, wilful incendiarism is a well-tried ruse de guerre much used by fifth-columnists anxious to...1966, Elena Lourie, “A Society Organized for War: Medieval Spain”, in Past and Present

Forms of ruse de guerre

pluralruses de guerre

Origin of ruse de guerre

Unadapted borrowing from French ruse de guerre.

Questions about ruse de guerre

What does ruse de guerre mean?
Ruse de guerre means a stratagem of war.
What part of speech is ruse de guerre?
Ruse de guerre is a noun.
How do you pronounce ruse de guerre?
Ruse de guerre is pronounced /ˌɹuːz.dəˌɡɛə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ruse de guerre?
The plural of ruse de guerre is ruses de guerre.

Words near ruse de guerre in the dictionary

  1. ruscoponticoside
  2. ruscoside
  3. ruscus
  4. ruscuses
  5. ruse
  6. ruse de guerre
  7. rused
  8. ruses
  9. ruses de guerre
  10. Rusev
  11. rusfertide

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