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ruses de guerre

ruses de guerre is the plural of ruse de guerre.

Meaning of ruse de guerre

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

Questions about ruses de guerre

What is ruses de guerre the plural of?
Ruses de guerre is the plural of ruse de guerre.

Words near ruses de guerre in the dictionary

  1. ruscuses
  2. ruse
  3. ruse de guerre
  4. rused
  5. ruses
  6. ruses de guerre
  7. Rusev
  8. rusfertide
  9. rush
  10. rush and roulette
  11. rush candle

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