turf war vs battle

turf war and battle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turf war	Yes	No	No	No
battle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, battle is a hypernym of turf war; that is, battle is a word with a broader meaning than turf war:

Other hypernyms of turf war include conflict, struggle.

turf war (noun)	battle (noun)
a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights	a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
	an energetic attempt to achieve something
	an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

turf war (verb)	battle (verb)
	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle