skirmish
11skirmish — I n. 1) a border; minor skirmish 2) a skirmish between; with II v. (D; intr.) to skirmish with * * * [ skɜːmɪʃ] minor skirmish with (D; intr.) to skirmish with a border a skirmishbetween …
12skirmish — {{11}}skirmish (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. escarmouche skirmish, from It. scaramuccia, probably from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. skirmen to protect, defend ), influenced in M.E. by a separate verb skirmysshen to brandish a weapon, from O.Fr.… …
13skirmish — skirmisher, n. /skerr mish/, n. 1. Mil. a fight between small bodies of troops, esp. advanced or outlying detachments of opposing armies. 2. any brisk conflict or encounter: She had a skirmish with her landlord about the rent. v.i. 3. to engage… …
14skirmish — skir|mish1 [ skɜrmıʃ ] noun count 1. ) a fight, especially one that is away from the main fighting in a war: An officer was killed in a skirmish with guerillas. 2. ) an argument or disagreement, especially a political one: a major skirmish in the …
15skirmish — [[t]skɜ͟ː(r)mɪʃ[/t]] skirmishes, skirmishing, skirmished 1) N COUNT: oft N with/between n A skirmish is a minor battle. Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common. 2) V RECIP If people skirmish, they fight. [pl n V] They were… …
16skirmish — I. noun Etymology: Middle English skyrmissh, alteration (influenced by Anglo French eskermir to fence (with swords), protect, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scirmen to protect, scirm shield) of skarmuch, from Anglo French escarmuche …
17skirmish — [14] English adapted skirmish from eskermiss , the present stem of Old French eskermir ‘fight with a sword’. This in turn went back to a Frankish *skirmjan, a relative of modern German schirmen. A variant of skirmish skirt 460 arose with the i… …
18skirmish — 1. noun 1) the unit was caught up in a skirmish Syn: fight, battle, clash, conflict, encounter, engagement, fray, combat 2) there was a skirmish over the budget Syn: argument, quarrel, squabble …
19skirmish — [14] English adapted skirmish from eskermiss , the present stem of Old French eskermir ‘fight with a sword’. This in turn went back to a Frankish *skirmjan, a relative of modern German schirmen. A variant of skirmish arose with the i and r sounds …
20Skirmish — Spieler eines russischen Teams Airsoft ist ein sportives, taktisches Geländespiel, welches mit Softairwaffen gespielt wird. Das Spiel wird auch Softair oder Skirmish („Geplänkel“ oder „Scharmützel“) genannt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 …
