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Definition of Skirmish

Skirmish
Skirmish Skir"mish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skirmished; p. pr. & vb. n. Skirmishing.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF. escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen, OHG. scirm, scerm, protection, shield, G. schirm; perhaps akin to Gr. ???? a sunshade. Cf. Scaramouch, Scrimmage.] To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

Meaning of Skirmish from wikipedia

- Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deplo**** as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body...
- Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the disputed...
- Sino-Indian skirmish may refer to the following military clashes between India and China: 1967 Sino-Indian skirmish, alongside the border of Himalayan...
- The Skirmish at McCrae's House was a small skirmish fought on December 15, 1813, during the War of 1812 near Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Following the Battle...
- considered the ancestor of Warhammer Fantasy Battle. Reaper is more a skirmish game for up to 30 miniatures rather than a large-scale wargame.[citation...
- The 2010 Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish was an armed skirmish between soldiers of the Eritrean and the Ethiopian armies fought at the border town of...
- Wallace was in France. By 1304 Wallace was back in Scotland and involved in skirmishes at Happrew and Earnside. Wallace evaded capture by the English until 5...
- The Johnson South Reef skirmish took place on 14 March 1988 between military forces of the People's Republic of China and Vietnam, on the Johnson South...
- Deadzone is a 28 to 32 mm scale science-fiction skirmish tabletop wargame created by Mantic Games. Deadzone began as a Kickstarter project in 2012, and...
- and eventually evicted all Soviet troops from Zhenbao Island. During the skirmish, the Chinese deplo**** two reinforced infantry platoons with artillery support...