warfare
the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.
armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like.
conflict, especially when vicious and unrelenting, between competitors, political rivals, etc.
Origin of warfare
1Other words from warfare
- sem·i·war·fare, noun
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How to use warfare in a sentence
Soon the implications for warfare occupied everybody’s attention.
How understanding nature made the atomic bomb inevitable | Tom Siegfried | August 6, 2020 | Science NewsSmoke released by wildfires in the Pacific Northwest in 2017 have already helped confirm computer models of nuclear warfare, says Alan Robock.
Australian wildfires pumped smoke to record heights | Maria Temming | July 27, 2020 | Science News For StudentsHistory has suggested ancient societies left warfare to men.
Skeletons hint that ancient societies had women warriors | Bruce Bower | May 28, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThere’ll be global shortages leading to warfare breaking out all over the world.
We’ve been a leader in innovations, they’ve dramatically changed warfare, and in our favor.
The priority that the regime places on cyber warfare is made clear by its recruiting.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel | Michael Daly | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMired in ideological warfare, America faces her most formidable opponent yet— herself.
The Post-Brown and Garner Question: Who ‘Deserves’ to Die? | Goldie Taylor | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were making it up as they went along, and creating a new kind of warfare.
In the opening moments of Call of Duty: Advanced warfare, players are introduced to 2054 Seoul.
Kevin Spacey Stars as a Frank Underwood-like Warmonger in ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ | Alec Kubas-Meyer | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThink advanced unmanned vehicles, all-aspect, broadband stealth, and undersea warfare.
The Pentagon May Finally Have a Plan to Keep America on Top | Bill Sweetman | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI never had to fight again except as an unwilling participant in our foreign warfare.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIt is true that they wanted the picturesque splendour of ancient warfare.
One of the latest uses to which asbestos has been proposed to be applied in connection with warfare is as a coating for ironclads.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesBalfour Browne and Littler now conducted the warfare on either side, and keenly they fought.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowOrganisation was his first work, and his former experience of irregular warfare in Poland stood him in good stead.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for warfare
/ (ˈwɔːˌfɛə) /
the act, process, or an instance of waging war
conflict, struggle, or strife
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