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I ['skɜːmɪʃ]1) (fight) scaramuccia f. (anche mil.)2) (argument) schermaglia f., scaramuccia f.II ['skɜːmɪʃ]verbo intransitivo avere una scaramuccia (anche mil.)* * *skirmish /ˈskɜ:mɪʃ/n.1 (mil. e fig.) scaramuccia2 (fig.) schermaglia(to) skirmish /ˈskɜ:mɪʃ/v. i.far scaramucce; scaramucciare ( raro)skirmishern.skirmishingn. [uc](mil. e fig.) scaramuccia; scaramucce.* * *I ['skɜːmɪʃ]1) (fight) scaramuccia f. (anche mil.)2) (argument) schermaglia f., scaramuccia f.II ['skɜːmɪʃ]verbo intransitivo avere una scaramuccia (anche mil.) -
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Skirmish — Skir mish, n.[OE. scarmishe, scrymishe. See {Skirmish}, v. i.] 1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops. [1913 Webster] 2. A slight contest. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skirmish — Skir mish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skirmished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirmishing}.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF. escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen, OHG. scirm, scerm … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skirmish at Many Branch Point — Part of Falklands War Date 10 June 1982 Location North of Port Howard, West Falkland … Wikipedia
skirmish — [n] fight altercation, argument, battle, bout, brawl, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, disagreement, dispute, encounter, engagement, feud, fisticuffs*, fracas, fray, melee, quarrel, row, ruckus, rumble, run in*, scrap*, scuffle,… … New thesaurus
skirmish — ► NOUN ▪ an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting. ► VERB ▪ engage in a skirmish. DERIVATIVES skirmisher noun. ORIGIN from Old French eskirmir, from a Germanic verb meaning defend … English terms dictionary
skirmish — [skʉr′mish] n. [ME scarmoch < MFr escharmuche < It scaramuccia < schermire, to fight < Gmc, as in OHG * skirmjan, to protect < skirm, a guard: see SCREEN] 1. a brief fight or encounter between small groups, usually an incident of a … English World dictionary
skirmish — index affray, collision (dispute), commotion, confront (oppose), confrontation (altercation) … Law dictionary
skirmish — n *encounter, brush Analogous words: *contest, conflict, combat, fight, affray, fray: engagement, action, *battle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
skirmish — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, minor, small ▪ border ▪ early, first, opening ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Skirmish at Island Mound — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Skirmish at Island Mound caption= partof=the American Civil War date=October 29, 1862 place=Bates County, Missouri result=Union victory combatant1=United States of America combatant2=Missouri State Guard… … Wikipedia
Skirmish at Waters Creek — The Skirmish at Waters Creek was a small skirmish during the American Revolutionary War between a group of local patriots and British troops. The skirmish occurred at Waters Creek in Newport News, Virginia, during the spring of 1781.cite book… … Wikipedia