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18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. combat
  2. combat boot
  3. combat command
  4. combat fatigue
  5. combat intelligence
  6. combat jacket
  7. combat load
  8. combat orders
  9. combat practice
  10. combat team
  11. combat unit
  12. combat zone
  13. combat zone@
  14. hors de combat
  15. judicial combat
  16. regimental combat team
  17. single combat
  18. trial by battle

1com·bat

noun \ˈkäm-ˌbat\

Definition of COMBAT

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

  1. Some of these soldiers have never seen combat.
  2. He was killed in combat.

Origin of COMBAT

Anglo-French, from combatre to attack, fight, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- + battuere to beat
First Known Use: 1546

Related to COMBAT

Synonyms
action, battle, field

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with COMBAT

all that, at bat, at that, backchat, bath mat, bobcat, brass hat, brickbat, brown fat, brown rat, bullbat, Cassatt, chitchat, coon cat, cowpat, cravat, Croat, deep fat, defat, dingbat, doormat, expat, fat cat, fiat, firebrat, flat-hat, fly at, format, fruit bat, get at, go at, have at, hellcat, hepcat, high-hat, house cat, jurat, keep at, leaf fat, look at, Manx cat, MCAT, meerkat, milk fat, mole rat, mudflat, muscat, Muscat, muskrat, nonfat, old hat, pack rat, pick at, place mat, plug hat, polecat, pot hat, Rotblat, rug rat, salt flat, savate, silk hat, slouch hat, sneeze at, snowcat, Sobat, stand pat, standpat, stonechat, strawhat, Surat, thereat, tin hat, tipcat, tomcat, top hat, trans fat, whereat, whinchat, white hat, wildcat, wombat, wool fat

2com·bat

verb \kəm-ˈbat, ˈkäm-ˌ\
com·bat·ed or com·bat·tedcom·bat·ing or com·bat·ting

Definition of COMBAT

intransitive verb
: to engage in combat : fight
transitive verb
1
: to fight with : battle
2
: to struggle against; especially : to strive to reduce or eliminate <combat pollution>
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Examples of COMBAT

  1. The drug helps combat infection.
  2. She dedicated her life to combating poverty.
  3. Exercise can help combat the effects of stress.
  4. The mayor pledged to combat crime.
  5. They have been combating the rebels for months.

First Known Use of COMBAT

1564

Related to COMBAT

Synonyms
battle, clash (with), fight, scrimmage (with), skirmish (with), war (against)
Antonyms
advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote
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3com·bat

adjective \ˈkäm-ˌbat\

Definition of COMBAT

1
: relating to combat <combat missions>
2
: designed or destined for combat <combat boots> <combat troops>

First Known Use of COMBAT

1825

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

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