Definitions for skirmishes
skir·mish·es

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1. skirmishesnoun

   Plural form of skirmish.

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1. skirmishes

   Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances. They are usually deployed in a skirmish line, an irregular open formation that is much more spread out in depth and in breadth than a traditional line formation. Their purpose is to harass the enemy by engaging them in only light or sporadic combat to delay their movement, disrupt their attack, or weaken their morale. Such tactics are collectively called skirmishing. A battle with only light, relatively indecisive combat is often called a skirmish even if heavier troops are sometimes involved. Skirmishers can be either regular army units that are temporarily detached to perform skirmishing or specialty units that are specifically armed and trained for such low-level irregular warfare tactics. Light infantry, light cavalry, and irregular units often specialize in skirmishing. Skirmishers' open formations and smaller numbers can give them superior mobility over the regular forces, allowing them to engage only on favorable terms, taking advantage of better position or terrain, and quickly withdrawing from any threat of superior enemy forces. Though often critical in protecting the main army from sudden enemy advances, skirmishers are poor at taking or defending ground from heavy infantry or heavy cavalry. In modern times, following the obsolescence of such heavy troops, all infantry has become indistinguishable from skirmishers, and the term has effectively lost its original military meaning as a distinct class of soldier, although skirmishing as a combat role is commonplace.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of skirmishes in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of skirmishes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of skirmishes in a Sentence

1. Brent McGoldrick:

   The more' politics' continues to become a series of cultural skirmishes and less about policy, the more the two parties find it advantageous to represent different worldviews.

2. Tamas Varga:

   The Libyan and Iraqi oilfield skirmishes are worrying, there are serious supply issues there.

3. Gianni Magazzeni:

   There are increasing skirmishes taking place along the line of contact... an area where we have 800,000 people living, that gives you a very clear sense of the implications of resumed fighting especially if it's not any longer remnants of war and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), but it is actually the use of Howitzers and other very heavy weapons.

4. Jennifer Palmieri:

   It's just the beginning, in a big field, there will be some early skirmishes as people position themselves.

5. Martin Schulz:

   Such small-minded skirmishes are the business of people who took a whole city hostage for their dim-wittedness in an almost terrorist manner.

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1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Skirmishes
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skirmishes