WARFARE


Meaning of WARFARE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯr-ˌfer ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from werre, warre war + fare journey, passage — more at fare

Date: 15th century

1. : military operations between enemies : hostilities, war ; also : an activity undertaken by a political unit (as a nation) to weaken or destroy another

economic warfare

2. : struggle between competing entities : conflict

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.