bushwhacking
/ˈbʊʃˌwækɪŋ/
noun
- The activity of traveling through dense woods or underbrush, often cutting a path.
- The scouts practiced bushwhacking to prepare for their wilderness survival test.
- After a day of bushwhacking, they were exhausted but thrilled to find the hidden lake.
- Bushwhacking is not for the faint of heart—you'll get scratched and muddy.
- The act of attacking from a hidden position; ambushing.
- The novel's climax involves a dramatic bushwhacking in a narrow canyon.
- The history book describes the bushwhacking of Union soldiers by Confederate guerrillas.
- Bushwhacking was a common tactic during the frontier wars.
Synonyms
adjective
- Relating to or involving travel through dense underbrush.
- The bushwhacking trail was marked only by occasional ribbons on trees.
- She wore thick pants for the bushwhacking portion of the hike.
- We took a bushwhacking route that no map showed.