warfighting

English

Etymology

From war +‎ fighting.

Noun

warfighting (uncountable)

  1. (military, often attributive) The fighting of a war.
    Near-synonyms: warfare, war
    • 2009 September 24, Martin Butcher, “Brown can be bold on disarmament”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 October 2026:
      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.
    • 2025 February 22, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper, Jonathan Swan, “Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon”, in The New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 February 2026:
      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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