warfare

warfare
index belligerency, campaign, fight (battle), outbreak, strife

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  • Warfare — refers to the conduct of conflict between opponents, and usually involves escalation of aggression from the proverbial war of words between politicians and diplomats to full scale armed conflicts, waged until one side accepts defeat or peace… …   Wikipedia

  • Warfare — Обложка издания игры Разработчик …   Википедия

  • Warfare — War fare , n. [War + OE. fare a journey, a passage, course, AS. faru. See {Fare}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war. [1913 Webster] The Philistines gathered their armies… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warfare — War fare , v. i. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars. Camden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warfare —    Warfare appeared to have been endemic in the Nile Valley during the Predynastic Period until the unification of Egypt under Narmer, who is depicted with his captives. Military expeditions are known to have taken place into Nubia, notably under …   Ancient Egypt

  • warfare — mid 15c., from WAR (Cf. war) + fare (see FARE (Cf. fare) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • warfare — [n] armed conflict armed struggle, arms, battle, blows, campaigning, clash, combat, competition, contest, counterinsurgency, discord, emulation, fighting, hostilities, military operation, passage of arms, rivalry, strategy, strife, striving,… …   New thesaurus

  • warfare — ► NOUN ▪ engagement in or the state of war …   English terms dictionary

  • warfare — [wôr′fer΄] n. 1. the action of waging war; armed conflict 2. conflict or struggle of any kind …   English World dictionary

  • warfare — /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… …   Universalium

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