Hypertext Webster Gateway: "warfare"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Warfare \War"fare`\, n. [War + OE. fare a journey, a passage,
course, AS. faru. See {Fare}, n.]
1. Military service; military life; contest carried on by
enemies; hostilities; war.
The Philistines gathered their armies together for
warfare, to fight with Israel. --I Sam.
xxviii. 1.
This day from battle rest; Faithful hath been your
warfare. --Milton.
2. Contest; struggle.
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. --2 Cor.
x. 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Warfare \War"fare`\, v. i.
To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
--Camden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
warfare
n 1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of
people were killed in the war" [syn: {war}]
2: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price
war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" [syn: {war}]
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