warfare
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈwɔːfɛə/
Noun

warfare (uncountable)

  1. The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, 1 Samuel 28:1 ↗:
      The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel.
  2. Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.
Related terms Translations Translations Verb

warfare (warfares, present participle warfaring; past and past participle warfared)

  1. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.



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