Canadian French Meaning of skirmish

escarmouche

Other Canadian French words related to escarmouche

Definitions and Meaning of skirmish in English

Wordnet

skirmish (n)

a minor short-term fight

Wordnet

skirmish (v)

engage in a skirmish

Webster

skirmish (v. i.)

To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.

A slight contest.

FAQs About the word skirmish

escarmouche

a minor short-term fight, engage in a skirmishTo fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers., A slight fig

rencontre,argument,bataille,bagarre,pinceau,combat,chicane,rodage,effilocher,tracas

Trêve

skirling => strident, skirlcrake => Râle d'eau, skirlcock => Skirlcock, skirl => cri strident, skippingly => sautillant,