turf war — turf wars also turf battle 1) N COUNT: oft N between n, N over n A turf war is a struggle between criminals or gangs over who controls a particular area. [mainly JOURNALISM] The estate is at the centre of a bitter turf war between rival drug… … English dictionary
Turf war — is a term that describes a common problem in larger bureaucracies when two divisions fight for access to resources or capital. They can break out due to improper management further up the bureaucratic hierarchy.It can also be described as… … Wikipedia
turf war — UK US noun [C] ► a situation in which two or more people or organizations are in competition over an area of business or other activity: »The company was damaged by constant turf wars between departments … Financial and business terms
turf — noun 1 grass/lawn ADJECTIVE ▪ green ▪ soft, springy (esp. BrE) ▪ artificial ▪ home ▪ the team s first success of t … Collocations dictionary
turf — turf1 [tə:f US tə:rf] n plural turfs or turves [tə:vz US tə:rvz] [: Old English;] 1.) [U] especially BrE a surface that consists of soil with grass on top, or an artificial surface that looks like this ▪ soft green turf 2.) BrE … Dictionary of contemporary English
turf war — noun a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights a turf war erupted between street gangs the president s resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors • Hypernyms: ↑conflict, ↑struggle, ↑battle * * * turf… … Useful english dictionary
turf war — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms turf war : singular turf war plural turf wars arguments between people or groups who each want to control a particular area … English dictionary
Rival Turf! — Rival Turf is a Super Nintendo game that was released by Jaleco in 1992. Rival Turf’s story focuses on the drug wars of the early 1990s and deals with themes of kidnapping, inner city and organized crime, the international trafficking of… … Wikipedia
Bone Wars — The rivalry between Othniel Charles Marsh (left) and Edward Drinker Cope (right) sparked the Bone Wars. The Bone Wars, also known as the Great Dinosaur Rush ,[1] refers to a period of intense fossil speculation and discovery during the Gilded Age … Wikipedia
Taxi wars in South Africa — The term taxi war is usually used to refer to the turf wars fought between taxi associations and individual minibus taxi drivers in South Africa, from the late 1980s onwards.Citation last = Sekhonyane first = Makubetse last2 = Dugard first2 =… … Wikipedia
