warfare : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: warfare	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for warfare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
warfare n the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" Synonym(s): war, warfare an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" Synonym(s): war, warfare
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Warfare \War"fare`\, n. [War + OE. fare a journey, a passage, course, AS. faru. See {Fare}, n.] 1. Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war. The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. --I Sam. xxviii. 1. This day from battle rest; Faithful hath been your warfare. --Milton. 2. Contest; struggle. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. --2 Cor. x. 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Warfare \War"fare`\, v. i. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars. --Camden.