What is a slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops called?
skirmish — A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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