What does warfare mean?
Definitions for warfare
ˈwɔrˌfɛərwar·fare
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word warfare.
Princeton's WordNet
war, warfarenoun
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
"thousands of people were killed in the war"
war, warfarenoun
an active struggle between competing entities
"a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
Wiktionary
warfarenoun
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy
warfarenoun
Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare
warfareverb
To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Warfarenoun
Military service; military life.
Etymology: war and fare.
In the wilderness
He shall first lay down the rudiments
Of his great warfare, ere I send him forth
To conquer sin and death. John Milton, Paradise Regained.Faithful hath been your warfare, and of God
Accepted, fearless in his righteous cause. John Milton.Marcus Tullius Cicero, when he read the Tactics, was thinking on the bar which was his field of battle: the knowledge of warfare is thrown away on a general who does not make use of what he knows. Dryden.
The state of Christians, even when they are not actually persecuted, is a perpetual state of warfare and voluntary sufferings. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
The scripture has directed us to refer these miscarriages in our Christian warfare to the power of three enemies. John Rogers.
To Warefare To Warfareverb
To lead a military life.
Etymology: from the noun.
That was the only amulet in that credulous warfaring age to escape dangers in battles. William Camden, Remains.
ChatGPT
warfare
Warfare refers to the engagement in or activities involved in war or conflict. It involves strategies and tactics used in fighting, including combat between nations or political groups, using weapons, military technology and methodologies. Warfare can be conducted on land, sea, air, and even in digital spaces, and can also include elements such as propaganda and psychological warfare to weaken an enemy's morale. It's often initiated to achieve political, socio-economic or territorial dominance.
Webster Dictionary
Warfarenoun
military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war
Warfarenoun
contest; struggle
Warfareverb
to lead a military life; to carry on continual wars
Etymology: [War + OE. fare a journey, a passage, course, AS. faru. See Fare, n.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
warfare
Military service; military life; war; hostilities; contest carried on by enemies.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of warfare in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of warfare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of warfare in a Sentence
Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.
The United States Navy, and the Naval Special Warfare Community specifically, have dangerous and important work to do, in my judgment, neither deserves the continued distraction and negative attention that recent events have evoked.
We've seen creation of new classes of all sorts of submarines and ships. I'm more concerned with submarine warfare, russians have produced the new Dolgorukiy-class submarine. They've produced the Severodvinsk-class submarine. They've produced the new Kilo hybrid-class submarines.
I am not sure that anyone can stop this completely, this is a warfare game, psychological warfare – to instill fear and intimidation among the targets. It is also an effective and cheap tool to instigate and to recruit.
We have clearly seen from the pattern [in the data] a method of warfare which is incompatible with the respect for international humanitarian law and needs to be addressed.
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- صِراع, حَرْب, قِتال, نِضالArabic
- войнаBulgarian
- KriegsführungGerman
- σύρραξη, πάλη, πόλεμος, εχθροπραξίες, εχθροπραξίαGreek
- guerraSpanish
- sõdaEstonian
- gerra, gudaBasque
- sota, sodankäyntiFinnish
- guerre, combatFrench
- perangIndonesian
- hernaðurIcelandic
- guerraItalian
- 戦争, 戦いJapanese
- 전쟁Korean
- mīlitiaLatin
- matawhāura, rīririMāori
- oorlogvoering, strijd, krijgsvoeringDutch
- krigføringNorwegian
- wojnaPolish
- guerraPortuguese
- войнаRussian
- krigföringSwedish
- kitalTurkish
- جنگUrdu
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