Round its front played a crowd of skirmishers…flying, reforming, shrieking insults (Rudyard Kipling).
Despite his vigilance, small details of skirmishers now and then infiltrate his prepared position successfully (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
skir|mish — «SKUR mihsh», noun, verb. –n. 1. a brief fight between small groups: »The scouts of our army had a skirmish with a small group of the enemy. The boys had a skirmish over who would wear the cowboy hat. 2. any slight conflict, argument, or contest … Useful english dictionary
skir — skir·mish·er; skir·reh; skir·ret; skir·mish; … English syllables
mish — dim·mish; du·wa·mish; grim·mish; mish·mash; mish·mi; mish·nah; mish·pa·chah; ram·mish; ram·mish·ness; rhe·mish; sa·heh·wa·mish; skir·mish·er; sko·ko·mish; sky·ko·mish; slim·mish; sno·ho·mish; squaw·mish; squea·mish; squea·mish·ly;… … English syllables
skirmish — skir·mish … English syllables
skirmisher — skir·mish·er … English syllables
skirmish — skir|mish1 [ skɜrmıʃ ] noun count 1. ) a fight, especially one that is away from the main fighting in a war: An officer was killed in a skirmish with guerillas. 2. ) an argument or disagreement, especially a political one: a major skirmish in the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skirmish — skir•mish [[t]ˈskɜr mɪʃ[/t]] n. 1) mil a fight between small bodies of troops 2) any brisk conflict or encounter 3) to engage in a skirmish • Etymology: 1300–50 < OF eskirmiss , s. of eskirmir < Frankish; cf. OHG skirman to defend… … From formal English to slang
skirmish — skir|mish [ˈskə:mıʃ US ˈskə:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: escaramouche, from Old Italian scaramuccia] 1.) a fight between small groups of soldiers, ships etc, especially one that happens away from the main part of a battle used in … Dictionary of contemporary English
skirmishing — skir|mish|ing [ skɜrmıʃıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) fighting that is not part of the main fighting in a war: Skirmishing has continued, despite the truce. 2. ) arguments, especially political or legal ones: There were fears that the diplomatic… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Skirmish — Skir mish, n.[OE. scarmishe, scrymishe. See {Skirmish}, v. i.] 1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops. [1913 Webster] 2. A slight contest. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
