COMBAT


Meaning of COMBAT in English

[com.bat] n (1546) 1: a fight or contest between individuals or groups

2: conflict, controversy

3: active fighting in a war: action "casualties suffered in ~"

[2]com.bat vb -bat.ed or -bat.ted ; -bat.ing or -bat.ting [MF combattre, fr. (assumed) VL combattere, fr. L com- + battuere to beat] vi (1564): to engage in combat: fight ~ vt 1: to fight with: battle

2: to struggle against; esp: to strive to reduce or eliminate "~ pollution" syn see oppose [3]com.bat adj (1825) 1: relating to combat "~ missions"

2: designed or destined for combat "~ boots" "~ troops"

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.