معنی کلمه :‌ skirmish

A slight contest.

To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. [Obs.] Daniel. -- Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. [Obs.] Hales.

A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.