a violent situation between two groups of people who disagree about who should control a particular area, activity or business （地盘、势力范围等的）争夺战；地盘之争 a vicious turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers 对立贩毒团伙之间的猛烈火拼
Word Origin1970s: from the notion of a war over turf in the informal sense ‘area regarded as personal territory’ (originally the area controlled by, for example, a street gang or criminal).