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warfare

[ wawr-fair ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

warfare

/ ˈwɔːˌfɛə /

Origin of warfare¹

1425–75; late Middle English werefare, i.e., a faring forth to war; war ¹, fare

The priority that the regime places on cyber warfare is made clear by its recruiting.

Mired in ideological warfare, America faces her most formidable opponent yet— herself.

They 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.

Think advanced unmanned vehicles, all-aspect, broadband stealth, and undersea warfare.

I never had to fight again except as an unwilling participant in our foreign warfare.

It 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.

Balfour Browne and Littler now conducted the warfare on either side, and keenly they fought.

Organisation was his first work, and his former experience of irregular warfare in Poland stood him in good stead.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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