Definition of "melees" [melees]

• Plural form of melee. (noun)

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• "But the Oakland melees have had the hallmarks of a particularly violent contingent of anarchists who have become a fixture at West Coast protests in recent years, said former San Francisco Police Chief Anthony Ribera."
• "Meanwhile, via Wonkette, we learn that everything is getting so crazy that the elderly are now just fighting in the suburbs of Chicago over yard signs, in melees worthy of a Thunderdome."
• "Since the Mojahedin meetings were often large, these attacks turned into huge melees."