SKIRMISH
\skˈɜːmɪʃ], \skˈɜːmɪʃ], \s_k_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_ʃ]\
Definitions of SKIRMISH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
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A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.
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A slight contest.
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To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
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A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.
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A slight contest.
By Noah Webster.
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A slight, brisk fight, usually part of a greater conflict; contest.
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To take part in a brisk, short engagement.
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Skirmisher.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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