fighting machine

collocation in English

meaningsoffightingandmachine

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fighting
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈfaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
the act of people fighting, especially in ...
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machine
noun[C]
uk
/məˈʃiːn/us
/məˈʃiːn/
a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type ...
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(Definition offightingandmachinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffighting machine

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A modern fleet must be in touch with its base to be an efficientfightingmachine.
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We had a greatfightingmachineduring the war, but it is of the most vital importance that we should build up a new machine adapted to our present needs.
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Anything we pay for is with a view, ulti- mately, to producing thefightingmachine, if required.
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With afightingmachine, one wants something that is proven, can protect lives and has a reliable history.
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How are you to distinguish between the civilian machine and thefightingmachine?
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They are at called upon to work thefightingmachine.
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But, even with these limitations, the aircraft remains an efficientfightingmachinefor the job it was intended to do, and if necessary it could fight tomorrow.
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Secondly, it is one thing to make flying machines which will travel at these tremendous speeds and another thing to produce afightingmachine.
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My concern is that we are now looking at the same super power and a far more effectivefightingmachine.
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The only way for an alliance to fight effectively in battle, is to have national forces welded into afightingmachine.
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You are afightingmachine.
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In fact, this command is the warfightingmachinehaving 4 dimensional components.
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Once the player has a monster, it can then be raised to be afightingmachine.
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Their impressive firepower and armor made them the premierfightingmachineof ground warfare.
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This design was made to be the ultimatefightingmachineand was programmed to learn every fighter's style as it progressed through the tournament.
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Two designs were proposed, a single-seat scout and a three-placefightingmachine.
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This process creates a virtually indestructiblefightingmachinewith the smarts and experience of a human being.
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This event drove him to hone himself into a humanfightingmachinein the pursuit of vengeance.
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