Usually means: Small, brief, localized armed conflicts.
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  1. skirmishes: Merriam-Webster
  2. skirmishes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. skirmishes: Vocabulary.com
  4. Skirmishes, skirmishes: Wordnik
  5. skirmishes: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. skirmishes: Wiktionary
  7. skirmishes: Dictionary.com
  8. skirmishes: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Skirmishes: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. skirmishes: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. skirmishes: Legal dictionary

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  1. skirmishes: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (skirmish)

noun:  (military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
noun:  (figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.
noun:  A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
verb:  To engage in a minor battle or dispute.
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