English noun: armed combat | |||
1. | armed combat (act) an engagement fought between two military forces | ||
Synonyms | combat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | battle, conflict, engagement, fight | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aggression, belligerency, hostilities, trench warfare | ||
Part meronym | war, warfare | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||