Main Entry: ¹com·bat

Pronunciation: \ˈkäm-ˌbat\

Function: noun

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

Date: 1546

1 : a fight or contest between individuals or groups
2 : conflict, controversy
3 : active fighting in a war : action <casualties suffered in combat>