skirmish

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.

   “On 2 March, Chinese border guards with the help of regular PLA forces skillfully ambushed Strelnikov's unit on the ice near Chen Pao, killing him and 30 Soviets in the subsequent skirmish.”

2. isim Any minor dispute.

   “Three people were arrested after a skirmish in a bar.”

3. isim A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
4. fiil To engage in a minor battle or dispute.

   “The deer and the pig and the nilghai were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius, while the Eaters of Flesh skirmished round its edge.”