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Wars, battles and military manoeuvres

war

noun

fighting between two or more countries that involves the use of armed forces and usually continues for a long time

battle

noun

a fight between two armies in a war

campaign

noun

a series of actions by an army trying to win a war

struggle

noun

a fight, or a war

mission

noun

a military operation, especially one by aircraft

assault

noun

an attack by the armed forces

combat

noun

fighting during a war

skirmish

noun

a fight, especially one that is away from the main fighting in a war

incursion

noun

a sudden attack on an area controlled by other people

pitched battle

noun

a battle between two armies who have already planned their positions

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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