armed combat

1. An engagement fought between two military forces (synset 100966454)
   referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
   is a type of: battle, conflict, engagement, fight - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
   subtypes:

   • belligerency, hostilities - fighting; acts of overt warfare
   • trench warfare - a type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other
   • aggression - the act of initiating hostilities
   is a part of: war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
   same as: combat

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