Meanings
nounwarpath (plural warpaths)
plural warpaths
- historicalThe route taken by a party of Native Americans going on a warlike expedition.
He went often to visit the spot where the women had buried her, and sat musing there, when, it was thought, by some of his friends, he would have done better to try to amuse himself in the chase, or by diverting his thoughts in the war-path.
1856, Henry R. Schoolcraft, The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 出征路途, 敵對行動 /敌对行动
- 出征路途 (chūzhēng lùtú)course of action that leads to hostility
- 敵對行動 /敌对行动 (díduì xíngdòng)course of action that leads to hostility
Czech válečná stezka
- válečná stezkacourse of action that leads to hostility
Danish krigssti
- krigssticourse of action that leads to hostility
Finnish sotapolku, sotajalka
- sotapolkucourse of action that leads to hostility
- sotajalkacourse of action that leads to hostility
French sentier de la guerre
- sentier de la guerrecourse of action that leads to hostility
German Kriegspfad
- Kriegspfadcourse of action that leads to hostility
Norwegian Bokmål krigssti
- krigssticourse of action that leads to hostility
Russian тропа́ войны́
- тропа́ войны́ (tropá vojný)course of action that leads to hostility
Spanish pie de guerra
- pie de guerracourse of action that leads to hostility
Swedish krigsstig
- krigsstigcourse of action that leads to hostility
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“warpath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warpath. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warpath,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warpath.
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