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Definition of Skirmishing

Skirmishing
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 Skirmishing from wikipedia

- tactics are collectively called skirmishing. A combat with only light, relatively indecisive combat is often called a skirmish even if heavier troops are sometimes...
- The skirmish at Sövde was an aerial incident in 1944 where a German Messerschmitt Me 410 and an American Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress accidentally flew...
- Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the disputed...
- Skirmish of Århus or Rytterfægtningen on 31 May 1849 was a skirmish during the First Schleswig War between Denmark and Prussia under the German Confederation...
- The 2024 Afghanistan–****stan skirmishes are a series of ongoing armed clashes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between Afghanistan...
- 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 Joncherey (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃ʃʁɛ]) was a clash in the Territoire de Belfort, on the border between France and Germany, and was...
- official interviewed anonymously by AFP, seven jihadists were killed in the skirmish and ten were injured. Weapons and equipment were seized as well, and the...
- The Skirmish of Littlestown was a Pennsylvania military engagement before the Battle of Gettysburg in which "a few companies of skirmishers" of Union...
- SS Skirmisher was a steel tugboat and p****enger tender of the Cunard Line built in 1884 for service in the Mersey at Liverpool. She was used in this role...