Cam*paign" (?), n. [F. campagne, It. campagna, fr. L. Campania the level country about Naples, fr. campus field. See Camp, and cf. Champaign, Champagne.]
1.
An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.
Grath.
2. Mil.
A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field.
Wilhelm.
3.
Political operations preceding an election; a canvass.
[Cant, U. S.]
4. Metal.
The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
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Cam*paign" (?), v. i.
To serve in a campaign.
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