The Vietnam War Word Search

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This The Vietnam War word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.

Words to find: VIETNAM, SAIGON, HANOI, HOCHIMINH, DIENBIENPHU, TETOFFENSIVE, GUERRILLA, JUNGLE, AGENTORANGE, NAPOLM, VIETCONG, DEMILITARIZED.

Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.

The Vietnam War word list, defined

GUERRILLA /ɡəˈrɪlə/ · noun & adjective
A guerrilla is an irregular combatant who uses surprise, mobility, and short attacks to disrupt a stronger opposing force. As an adjective, guerrilla describes unconventional warfare, tactics, or strategies based on unpredictable, decentralized action. Related: partisan, insurgent, irregular fighter, resistance fighter.
JUNGLE /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ · noun
A dense, tangled area of vegetation, especially one in a tropical or subtropical region. By extension, it can refer to a complicated or confusing situation in which it is difficult to make progress. Related: rainforest, forest, wilderness, thicket.
DEMILITARIZED /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzd/ · adjective
Having had military forces, installations, or weapons removed; made free from military presence or control. Most famously used of a zone from which armed forces and fortifications have been prohibited, often by treaty. Related: unfortified, disarmed, neutralized, nonmilitary.

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