Words Like SKIRMISH
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12 Alternative Words Similar to skirmish
10 definitions of skirmish
1
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
2
A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.
4
a minor short-term fight
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A minor battle in war, as one between small forces or between large forces avoiding direct conflict.
7
A minor or preliminary conflict or dispute: a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.
8
To engage in a minor battle or dispute.
9
An irregular fight, especially between small parties; an engagement, in the presence of two armies, between small detachments advanced for the purpose either of drawing on a battle or of concealing by their fire the movements of the troops in the rear.