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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.
1. uncountable noun. Combat is fighting that takes place in a war. Over 16 million men had died in combat. Yesterday saw hand-to-hand combat in the city. ...combat aircraft. Synonyms: fight, war, action, battle More Synonyms of combat. 2. countable noun. A combat is a battle, or a fight between two people. It was the end of a long combat. 3. verb.
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."
noun. /ˈkɒmbæt/ /ˈkɑːmbæt/ [uncountable, countable] fighting or a fight, especially during a time of war. in combat He was killed in combat. armed/unarmed combat (= with/without weapons) combat troops. combat boots. aerial combat. Knightly combats were only a very small part of medieval warfare. see also single combat. Extra Examples.
1. Fighting, especially with weapons: naval combat. 2. Contention or strife: rhetorical combat. adj. (kŏm′băt′) 1. Of or relating to combat: flew 50 combat missions. 2. Intended for use or deployment in combat: combat boots; combat troops.
to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing: New measures have been introduced to combat the rise in crime. (Definition of combat from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of combat. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指戰爭中的）戰鬥，搏鬥, 打鬥, 鬥爭… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Combat definition: . See examples of COMBAT used in a sentence.
Definition of combat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
