combat

/ˈkäm-ˌbat/

Anglo-French, from combatre to attack, fight, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- + battuere to beat

noun

  1. a fight or contest between individuals or groups

  2. conflict, controversy

  3. active fighting in a war : action

verb

  1. to engage in combat : fight

  2. to fight with : battle

  3. to struggle against; especially : to strive to reduce or eliminate

oppose combat resist withstand mean to set oneself against someone or something. oppose can apply to any conflict, from mere objection to bitter hostility or warfare. combat stresses the forceful or urgent countering of something.

adjective

  1. relating to combat

  2. designed or destined for combat

combat missions