What Does Bushwhack Mean in Australia?

transitive) US, Canadian and Australian. to ambush. 2. ( intransitive) US, Canadian and Australian. to cut or beat one's way through thick woods.

What is the meaning of bushwhack?

1 transitive : to attack (someone) by surprise from a hidden place : ambush … the American banditti robbed trains and bushwhacked stagecoaches and settlers' caravans with equal enthusiasm for fistic violence and gunplay.—

Where does the term bushwhack come from?

The term "bushwhacker" came into wide use during the American Civil War (1861-1865). It became particularly associated with the pro-Confederate secessionist guerrillas of Missouri, where such warfare was most intense.