During the night, the Viet-cong remnants tried to “exfiltrate”…but ran up against the blocking force and were turned back after an exchange of fire (David Bonavia).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fil|trate — «FIHL trayt», noun, verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. –n. the liquid that has been passed through a filter. ╂[< verb] –v.t., v.i. to pass through a filter. ╂[< Medieval Latin filtrum filter + English ate1] … Useful english dictionary
in|fil|trate — «ihn FIHL trayt; also IHN fihl trayt for v.t. def. 1 », verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to pass into or through by filtering. b) Figurative. to penetrate or slip through (an enemy s lines) individually or in small groups: »Enemy troops … Useful english dictionary
fil|a´tion — fil|trate «FIHL trayt», noun, verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. –n. the liquid that has been passed through a filter. ╂[< verb] –v.t., v.i. to pass through a filter. ╂[< Medieval Latin filtrum filter + English ate1] … Useful english dictionary
in·fil·trate — … Useful english dictionary
trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… … English syllables
fil — aero·fil·ter; af·fil·i·a·tion; al·fil·a·ria; al·fil·e·ri·llo; de·fil·er; de·fil·ing·ly; fil·a·ment; fil·a·men·ta·ry; fil·a·ment·ed; fil·a·men·tous; fil·a·ree; fil·a·ri·a·sis; fil·a·ri·idae; fil·a·ture; fil·beard; fil·bert; fil·ial; fil·ial·i·ty;… … English syllables
ex´fil|tra´tion — ex|fil|trate «ehks FIHL trayt, EHKS fihl trayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. U.S. Military Slang. to get out of a hostile area stealthily or unnoticeably; slip out through the enemy lines: »During the night, the Viet… … Useful english dictionary
filtrate — fil•trate [[t]ˈfɪl treɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, n. 1) to filter 2) chem. liquid that has been passed through a filter • Etymology: 1605–15; < ML filtrātus, ptp. of filtrāre to filter fil′trat•a•ble, adj. fil•tra′tion, n … From formal English to slang
filtrate — fil|trate [ˈfıltreıt] n [U and C] technical a liquid from which a substance has been removed using a ↑filter … Dictionary of contemporary English
filtrate — fil·trate … English syllables
