military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"

Armageddon - any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"

pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place

naval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleets

armed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forces

war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

dogfight - an aerial engagement between fighter planes

assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

Battle of Britain - the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it

Drogheda - in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)

scramble, scuffle - an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

joust, tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

class struggle, class war, class warfare - conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)

insurrection, revolt, uprising, rising, rebellion - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

counterinsurgency, pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

group action - action taken by a group of people

strife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

tug-of-war - any hard struggle between equally matched groups

turf war - a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors"

fight, fighting, combat, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

feud - a bitter quarrel between two parties

warfare, war - an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"

fight, struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"

dogfight - engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane

wrestle - combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"