English > armed combat: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | An engagement fought between two military forces. |
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| Synonym | combat |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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| Part of | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
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| Narrower | aggression | The act of initiating hostilities |
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| hostilities, belligerency | fighting |
| trench warfare | A type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other |
| Broader | battle, conflict, fight, engagement | A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war |
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| Spanish | combate, contienda |
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| Catalan | combat, contesa |
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