war·fare

war·fare
/ˈwoɚˌfeɚ/ noun [noncount]
1 : military fighting in a war

guerrilla warfare

nuclear warfare

2 : activity that is done as part of a struggle between competing groups, companies, etc.

industrial warfare

gang warfare

economic warfare


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