armored combat
English
noun
Definitions
- (pre-firearms warfare) Fighting between armored warriors, such as knights, heavy infantry, heavy cavalry
- (mechanized warfare) Fighting using armored vehicles, such as AFVs, tanks, APCs, IFVs
- (sport) a combat sport
- (sport) a sports match
Etymology
Compound from English armor + English combat.
Origin
English
combat
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiarmor English
- anticombat English
- armor English
- armor-plated English
- armorbearer English
- armored combat fight English
- armored combat fighting English
- armorist English
- armorless English
- armorlike English
- armorsmith English
- armoured combat English
- combat English
- combat log English
- combatable English
- combater English
- combatest English
- combateth English
- combative English
- combatworthy English
- enarmor English
- fight English
- fighting English
- intercombat English
- noncombat English
- postcombat English
- precombat English
- armure Middle English
- combatre Old French