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Definition of Pillaging
1. Noun. The act of stealing valuable things from a place. "His plundering of the great authors"
Generic synonyms: Aggression, Hostility
Specialized synonyms: Banditry, Rape, Rapine, Looting, Robbery, Despoilation, Despoilment, Despoliation, Spoil, Spoilation, Spoliation, Devastation, Ravaging, Depredation, Predation, Sack
Derivative terms: Pillage, Plunder, Plunder, Plunder
Definition of Pillaging
1. Verb. (present participle of pillage) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pillaging
1. pillage [v] - See also: pillage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pillaging
Literary usage of Pillaging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke (1863)
"... pillaging — THE ARABS — CONFERENCE WITH AN AMBASSADOR FROM UGANDA—DISPUTES IN
CAMP—RIVALRY OF BOMBAY AND BARAKA—DEPARTURE FROM THE INHOSPITABLE ..."
2. History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent by George Bancroft (1875)
"... and left the Americans no line of communication between New York and New
Jersey, south of the highlands. A pillaging expedition, sent to punish ..."
3. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"... Out—General Wilson's Strenuous Efforts to Prevent pillaging— Surprise of a
Detachment of the Fourth Regulars—Surrender at Gainesville—Forrest's Farewell ..."
4. Sparks from the Camp Fire; Or, Tales of the Old Veterans. Thrilling Stories edited by Joseph W. Morton (1890)
"pillaging TOWNS AND VILLAGES. His first demonstration after crossing at ...
pillaging was again indulged in without restraint, Morgan looking on from a ..."
5. The Spanish Dependencies in South America: An Introduction to the History of by Bernard Moses (1914)
"V. The pillaging expedition to the graves of Zenu in 1534. DURING the period of
the early efforts to explore and colonise New Andalucia, more successful ..."
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