warfare

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warfare  /ˈwɔr ˌfɛr/ ? Meaning of "warfare"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  2. (n) an active struggle between competing entities

Synonym(s)

war

Usage(s):

  1. It was real urban warfare, as a modern, well-equipped army met an armed and prepared group of guerrilla fighters intimately familiar with the local terrain.
  2. South Korean special warfare soldiers participate in a sea infiltration drill in preparation for possible threats from North Korea at a beach in Taean.
  3. Guerrilla warfare is a part of America's past and its future.

Quotes

  1. Gates said that Mattis had "proven to be one of the military's most innovative and iconoclastic thinkers. His insights into the nature of warfare in the 21st century have influenced my own views."
    on Jul 8, 2010 By: Robert Gates Source: Los Angeles Times (blog)

  2. "You cannot tell the enemy when you're leaving, when you're in warfare, and expect your strategy to prevail," said McCain, a former Vietnam era prisoner of war who lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
    on Jun 24, 2010 By: John McCain Source: The Associated Press

  3. "The wholesale slaughter and mistreatment of Iraqis is not only a terrible and moral injustice, but it's a contradiction to the Army's own law of land warfare. My participation would make me a party to war crimes," Watada said in the video,...
    on Feb 6, 2007 By: Lt Ehren Watada Source: Forbes

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