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wolfpack

noun, verb — 3 senses

wolfpack

noun

/ˈwʊlfpæk/

Etymology From wolf + pack.

1

A family or other group of wild wolves.

2

Government, Military, Nautical, Politics, Transport, War Historical During World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.

wolfpack

verb

Etymology From wolf + pack.

1

To gang up on a solitary target, in the manner of a pack of wolves.

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