Combat and Firefight

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Combat noun - Active fighting during the course of a war.

Usage example: a soldier who served throughout the war without actually seeing combat

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Firefight and combat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Firefight" instead a noun "Combat".

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Combat and firefight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combat" instead a noun "Firefight".

Combat Clairvoyance: One of Curveball's powers is that he knows a lot more about what's going on during a firefight than just what he can see and hear.

Source: Literature / Curveball
The first combat mission begins with a team of Army Rangers engaged in a pitched firefight with insurgents across a river, while the sole local militia ally present, instead of helping out, is calmly sitting behind cover eating a candy bar.

Source: Video Game / Modern Warfare
Firefight adds expanded rules for personal combat, including combat maneuvers, armor and weapon customization, and a bunch of new weapons and equipment.Additionally, one setting sourcebook has been released for the system, detailing the Systems Malfunction universe.

Source: Tabletop Game / The Singularity System

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Firefight or Combat. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/firefight.

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