Skirmish Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for skirmish.
skirmish
skirmish
/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/
fight
dispute
Examples
- The Battle of Brownstown was an early skirmish in the War of 1812.
- The Battle of Goliad was the second skirmish of the Texas Revolution.
- The real battle however precipitated in the evening by an unforeseen skirmish.
- The skirmishes in the war continue.
- This was the only casualty of the skirmish.
- This was the opening skirmish in the Mormon War.
- I'm removed the inclusion of the naval skirmishes.
- It was the first skirmish of the Army of the North in this theatre.
- The skirmishes did escalate to the feared war.
- Only seven of the Union soldiers survived the skirmish.
a minor short-term fight
noun
engage in a skirmish
verb
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"Skirt + Mishap. A small fight like a minor mishap with a skirt."
"Skirt + Miss. Her skirt flew up in a small fight or tussle."
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