What is the meaning of Skirmish?

  • (v.i.) To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
  • (v.i.) A slight contest.
  • (v.i.) A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies or between detached and small bodies of troops.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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