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warfighting

warfighting noun: the fighting of a war.

Noun

warfighting (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) The fighting of a war.
    • Near-synonyms: warfare, war
    • In addition he should announce that the so-called "tactical Trident", where some missiles carrying only one warhead for use in regional wars, will no longer be deployed – that Britain considers nuclear weapons only as a strategic deterrent against the use of nuclear forces, not as a warfighting...2009 September 24, Martin Butcher, “Brown can be bold on disarmament”, in Guardian
    Synonyms:
    warfare, war

Synonyms of warfighting

Origin of warfighting

From war + fighting.

Questions about warfighting

What does warfighting mean?
Warfighting means the fighting of a war.
What part of speech is warfighting?
Warfighting is a noun.

Words near warfighting in the dictionary

  1. Warfels
  2. Warfield
  3. Warfields
  4. warfighter
  5. warfighters
  6. warfighting
  7. warflation
  8. Warford
  9. Warfords
  10. Warframer
  11. Warframers

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