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Skirmish 1100 Words You Need Week 7 Day 1

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Skirmish 1100 Words You Need

Skirmish 1100 Words You Need

/ˈskɜː.mɪʃ/ (noun)

a fight between a small number of soldiers which is usually short and not planned, and which happens away from the main area of fighting in a war, brief fight between two armed groups, a short argument, brief disagreement or fight, scuffle, battle, combat, clash, conflict, brawl, encounter, tussle:

There was a short skirmish between the political party leaders when the government announced it was to raise taxes.

antonym: amity, fraternity

Noun: skirmisher

Fre: escarmouche

Fa: درگیری


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