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Gettysburg

🔄 Synonyms of "Gettysburg"

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Word	Definition
battle of gettysburg	The Battle of GettysburgRobert D. Quigley, Civil War Spoken Here: A Dictionary of Mispronounced People, Places and Things of the 1860s (Collingswood, NJ: C. W. Historicals, 1993), p. 68. .

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gettysburg"

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Word	Definition
battle of gettysburg	The Battle of GettysburgRobert D. Quigley, Civil War Spoken Here: A Dictionary of Mispronounced People, Places and Things of the 1860s (Collingswood, NJ: C. W. Historicals, 1993), p. 68. .
clashnoun	Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
engagementnoun	(uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
battlenoun	(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
confrontationnoun	The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
conflictnoun	A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
skirmishnoun	(military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
fightverb	(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
combatnoun	A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
strugglenoun	To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
meleenoun	(especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
fraynoun	(transitive) (also figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
encounternoun	(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
warnoun	(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
hostilitiesnoun	Acts of war.
contestnoun	(countable) A competition.
affraynoun	The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
set-tonoun	(colloquial) A fight.
dustupnoun	(informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.
brawlnoun	A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.