warfare
11warfare — /wawr fair /, n. 1. the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war. 2. armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like. 3. conflict, esp. when vicious and unrelenting, between competitors, political… …
12warfare — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ Rivalry between football fans developed into open warfare. ▪ conventional, modern ▪ biological, chemical, germ …
13warfare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of war Nouns 1. warfare, state of war, fighting, hostilities, act of war; war, combat, aggression; arms, force of arms, the sword, dogs of war; appeal to arms; baptism of fire, ordeal of battle;… …
14WARFARE — The evidence for Etruscan warfare can be built up out of literary, iconographic, and archaeological information. The most secure information derives from archaeology, which has produced the evidence of funerary remains (arms and armor) and… …
15Warfare — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Warfare >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 warfare warfare Sgm: N 1 fighting fighting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 hostilities hostilities Sgm: N 1 war war arms the sword Sgm: N 1 Mars …
16warfare — war|fare [ˈwo:feə US ˈwo:rfer] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: war + fare going, journey ] 1.) the activity of fighting in a war used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting ▪ the realities of modern warfare… …
17warfare — noun (U) 1 a word meaning the activity of fighting in a war, used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting: nuclear/chemical/trench warfare: the terrible prospect of large scale nuclear warfare | guerrilla warfare (=warfare by …
18warfare — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)feə(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft supp N Warfare is the activity of fighting a war. ...the threat of chemical warfare. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft supp N Warfare is sometimes used to refer to any violent struggle or conflict. Much of the violence is …
19WARFARE — Violent confrontations between groups of people usually arise from disputes over access to resources such as water, game, and exploitable territories. While there is little evidence from the prehistoric period for organized military action,… …
20warfare — war|fare [ wɔr,fer ] noun uncount 1. ) the activity of fighting a war: an area troubled by constant warfare a ) fighting in which a particular type of weapon is used: nuclear/chemical/biological warfare 2. ) fighting or serious disagreement… …
