warpath

Noun

 * 1)  The route taken by a party of Native Americans going on a warlike expedition.
 * 2)  A course of action that leads to battle or hostility.
 * 1)  A course of action that leads to battle or hostility.

Usage notes
This word is most often used in the phrase “on the warpath”.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 出征路途, 敵對行動
 * Czech: válečná stezka
 * Danish: krigssti
 * Finnish: sotapolku, sotajalka
 * French: sentier de la guerre
 * German:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: krigssti
 * Nynorsk: krigssti, krigsstig
 * Russian: тропа́ войны́
 * Serbo-Croatian: ратна стаза, ratna staza
 * Swedish: krigsstig