warfighting

Definitions

The fighting of a war.

attributive, often, uncountable

Examples

“In addition he should announce⟳ that the so-called "tactical Trident", where some missiles carrying only one warhead for use⟳ in regional wars, will no longer be deployed – that Britain considers nuclear weapons only as a strategic deterrent against the use⟳ of nuclear forces, not as a warfighting weapon.”

“He [Pete Hegseth] added that any general involved with D.E.I. efforts should be fired. “Either you’re in for warfighting, and that’s it,” he said. “That’s the only litmus test⟳ we care about.””

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