Usually means: Small, brief conflict between groups.
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  1. skirmish: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. skirmish: Merriam-Webster
  3. skirmish: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. skirmish: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. skirmish: Collins English Dictionary
  6. skirmish: Vocabulary.com
  7. Skirmish, skirmish: Wordnik
  8. skirmish: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. skirmish: Wiktionary
  10. skirmish: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. skirmish: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. skirmish: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. skirmish: Dictionary.com
  14. skirmish: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. skirmish: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Skirmish: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Skirmish: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. skirmish: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. skirmish: Rhymezone
  20. Skirmish: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. skirmish: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. skirmish: FreeDictionary.org
  23. skirmish: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. skirmish: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Skirmish: Miniature Wargaming Glossary

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  1. skirmish: Legal dictionary

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  1. skirmish: Encyclopedia

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  1. skirmish: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. skirmish: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Skirmish: Urban Dictionary

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ 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.

Similar:
clash, encounter, brush, scrimmage, minibattle, scrim, single combat, quick match, scrummage, dance, more...

Opposite:
peace, truce, ceasefire

Types:
melee, brawl, fray, tussle, scuffle, altercation, more...

Phrases:
skirmish line, Johnson South Reef Skirmish, Skirmish at Bender, Zungeni Mountain skirmish, Clifton Moor Skirmish, more...

Adjectives:
first, sharp, brief, preliminary, little, slight, minor, small, short, brisk, severe

Colors:
    crimson,     scarlet,     blood red,     rust,     charcoal, more...


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Similar:
clash, encounter, brush, scrimmage, minibattle, scrim, single combat, quick match, scrummage, dance, more...

Opposite:
peace, truce, ceasefire

Types:
melee, brawl, fray, tussle, scuffle, altercation, more...

Phrases:
skirmish line, Johnson South Reef Skirmish, Skirmish at Bender, Zungeni Mountain skirmish, Clifton Moor Skirmish, Skirmish at Joncherey, Skirmish at Many Branch Point, opposite of skirmish, more...

Adjectives:
first, sharp, brief, preliminary, little, slight, minor, small, short, brisk, severe

Colors:
    crimson,     scarlet,     blood red,     rust,     charcoal, more...



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