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Thesaurus: warfare

Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.

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  1. n. Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.
  2. n. Contest; struggle.
  3. v. i. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
  4. n. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  5. n. an active struggle between competing entities
  6. 1. Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war. The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. I Sam. xxviii. 1. This day from battle rest; Faithful hath been your warfare. Milton. 2. Contest; struggle. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. 2 Cor. x. 4. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars. Camden.
  7. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars. Camden.
  8. n:100 n the waging of armed conflict against an enemy n an active struggle between competing entities