Gefecht.
combat, action, enemy contact
Meaning & usage
combat, action, enemy contact
Die wenigsten Soldaten sind je im Gefecht gewesen.
fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle
Aus den Vororten der Stadt werden erste Gefechte gemeldet.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German gevehte, from Old High German gifeht, from Proto-West Germanic *gafeht, from the verb *fehtaną (“to struggle with”). Equivalent to ge- + fechten. Cognate with Dutch gevecht, Old English gefeoht.
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