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turfwar

turfwar is the alternative form of turf war.

Meaning of turf war

Noun

turf war (plural turf wars)

  1. A dispute over territory between rival gangs.
  2. (idiomatic) A fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital.
    • It's a fascinating distinction, and one that also has the neat effect of moving the debate on from the contentious territory of the SF/litfic turfwar into that of value-neutral literary theory.2014 July 18, Thomas Christie, Notional Identities: Ideology, Genre and National Identity in Popular Scottish Fiction Since the Seventies, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 202

Forms of turfwar

pluralturfwars

Questions about turfwar

What is turfwar the alternative form of?
Turfwar is the alternative form of turf war.

Words near turfwar in the dictionary

  1. turfline
  2. turfman
  3. turfmen
  4. turfs
  5. turfs out
  6. turfwar
  7. turfwars
  8. turfwise
  9. turfy
  10. turg
  11. turgencies

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