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- Dictionarycombat/ˈkɒmbat/
noun
- 1. fighting between armed forces: "five Hurricanes were shot down in combat"
verb
- 1. take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable): "an effort to combat drug trafficking"
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COMBAT definition: 1. a fight, especially during a war: 2. a fight between two people or things: 3. to try to stop…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMBAT is a fight or contest between individuals or groups. How to use combat in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Combat.
Combat definition: to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously. See examples of COMBAT used in a sentence.
A combat is a battle, or a fight between two people. It was the end of a long combat. 3.verb. If people in authority combat something, they try to stop it happening. Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fight, battle against, oppose, contest More Synonyms of combat.
Combat is fighting between two groups of armed forces. When you engage in combat, typically this means you engage in fighting that involves weapons. Combat comes from the Latin com- meaning "together with" and battere meaning "to fight."
Definition of combat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
combat meaning, definition, what is combat: fighting, especially during a war: Learn more.
COMBAT meaning: 1. a fight, especially during a war: 2. to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from…. Learn more.
n. 1. a fight, conflict, or struggle. 2. (Military) a. an action fought between two military forces. b. ( as modifier ): a combat jacket. 3. single combat a fight between two individuals; duel. 4. (Military) close combat hand-to-hand combat fighting at close quarters. vb, -bats, -bating or -bated.
A conflict; struggle, strife; controversy. 1.a. 1567–. An encounter or fight between two armed persons (parties, animals, etc.), a duel; spec. as in trial by combat, a duel allowed by law for the formal decision of a cause or dispute; = battle n. I.2.
