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skirmish - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'skirmish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Skirmish [ v. i.]
- To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
- A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.
- A slight contest.