noun
warcraft
WAWK-rahft
noun
1
The skill, strategy, and knowledge involved in planning and conducting warfare.
"The general was a master of warcraft, always a step ahead of the enemy."
2
Archaic: a warship.
"The harbor was once lined with warcraft ready for battle."
How to Use Warcraft
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe know-how of waging war — strategy, tactics, and military skill.
Common pairings
the art of warcraft
skilled in warcraft
Word Forms
warcrafts plural, warcraft plural
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Etymology
From Middle English werrecraft, a compound of war and craft in its old sense of "skill" (and, separately, "vessel").