maraud

🇬🇧 UK/mә'rɒ:d/🇺🇸 US
GRE

Definitions

v.

To roam about in search of things to steal or people to attack; to raid and plunder

劫掠,掠夺,袭击

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
maraudother
=maraud

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The pirates would maraud coastal villages, stealing treasure and taking captives.

  • 2.

    Invading armies marauded through the countryside, devastating farmland and settlements.

  • 3.

    During wartime, outlaws marauded merchant caravans traveling the trade routes.

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