warpath

[wawr-path, -pahth] /ˈwɔrˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ/
noun, plural warpaths
[wawr-path z, -pahth z, -paths, -pahths] /ˈwɔrˌpæðz, -ˌpɑðz, -ˌpæθs, -ˌpɑθs/ (Show IPA)
1.
the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
Idioms
2.
on the warpath,
  1. seeking, preparing for, or engaged in war or aggressive pursuit.
  2. in a state of anger or indignation; hostile.
Origin
1745-55, Americanism; war1 + path
Examples from the web for warpath
  • Regulators are on the warpath against commodities speculators.
  • Conservation groups, unsurprisingly, remain on the warpath.
  • Hunting grounds began to overlap, and the warpath often replaced the trails of migration and trade.
  • She meant, of course, if they ever went on the warpath or scalped people.
British Dictionary definitions for warpath

warpath

/ˈwɔːˌpɑːθ/
noun
1.
the route taken by North American Indians on a warlike expedition
2.
on the warpath
  1. preparing to engage in battle
  2. (informal) in a state of anger
Word Origin and History for warpath
n.

1775, in reference to North American Indians, from war (n.) + path (n.).

Idioms and Phrases with warpath

warpath

see: on the warpath