skirmish
Ⅰ skirmish /ˈskɜː.mɪʃ/ aep /ˈskɝː-/ noun [C] 1 F0 a fight between a small number of soldiers that is usually short and not planned, and happens away from the main area of fighting in a war Thesaurus+: ↑Fighting2 F0 a short argument: » There was a short skirmish between the political party leaders when the government announced it was to raise taxes.Thesaurus+: ↑Arguments and disagreementsskirmish verb [I]
skirmisher /-ər/ aep /-ɚ/ noun [C]
Thesaurus+: ↑Soldiers and people who fight in wars
Ⅱ skirmish verb [I] Main Entry: ↑skirmish
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