Definition
A fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital.
Origins
The phrase may have originated as a reference to the game of American football where two teams confront each other on a field of grass or turf.
In Context
- "It's a fascinating distinction, and one that also has the neat effect of moving the debate on from the contentious territory of the SF/litfic turfwar into that of value-neutral literary theory."