Meanings
- combat conducted in towns and cities
Yeh actually works in marketing, and his weapon is a replica -- but he is spending the weekend attending an urban warfare workshop to prepare for what he sees as the very real threat of a Chinese invasion.
2022 July 7, “Inspired by Ukraine, civilians study urban warfare in Taiwan”, in France 24, archived from the original on 07 Jul 20221 more example
In July, the New Taipei city government organized a large-scale drill with its disaster services and the Defense Ministry. Included for the first time was urban warfare, such as how first responders would react to an attack on a train station or a port.
2022 September 4, Huizhong Wu, “Military reserves, civil defense worry Taiwan as China looms”, in AP News, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2022
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 城鎮戰 /城镇战, 巷戰 /巷战
- 城鎮戰 /城镇战 (chéngzhènzhàn)type of military conflict
- 巷戰 /巷战 (xiàngzhàn)type of military conflict
Finnish kaupunkisota
- kaupunkisotatype of military conflict
Hindi शहरी जंग, नगरीय युद्ध
- शहरी जंग (śahrī jaṅg)type of military conflict
- नगरीय युद्ध (nagrīya yuddh)type of military conflict
- शहरी युद्ध (śahrī yuddh)type of military conflict
Japanese 市街戦
- 市街戦 (shigaisen)type of military conflict
Cite this entry
urban warfare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urban%20warfare
“urban warfare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urban%20warfare. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urban warfare,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urban%20warfare.
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