battle (noun)
1battle line — noun the line along which warring troops meet (Freq. 2) • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * …
2battle — ► NOUN 1) a sustained fight between organized armed forces. 2) a lengthy and difficult struggle or contest: a battle of wits. ► VERB ▪ fight or struggle tenaciously. DERIVATIVES battler noun. ORIGIN Old French bataille, from Latin battu …
3battle royal — noun a noisy riotous fight • Syn: ↑melee, ↑scrimmage • Hypernyms: ↑disturbance * * * noun (plural battles royal or battle royals) 1 …
4battle cruiser — noun a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower • Hypernyms: ↑cruiser * * * noun : a warship of battleship size and of the highest speed and heaviest battery but without the heavy armor protection of the battleship and designed for high speed… …
5battle — Ⅰ. battle UK US /ˈbætl/ noun ► [C] a competition or argument between two or more people or organizations for power or control: battle for/over sth »They were locked in a battle for boardroom control. battle against/with sb »If you want to stay in …
6battle of Ypres — noun 1. battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery • Syn: ↑Ypres, ↑third… …
7battle — noun 1》 a sustained fight between organized armed forces. 2》 a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle. verb fight or struggle tenaciously with an opponent or to achieve something. Phrases battle royal (plural battles royal) a fiercely… …
8battle fatigue — noun a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare • Syn: ↑combat fatigue, ↑combat neurosis, ↑shell shock • Hypernyms: ↑posttraumatic stress disorder, ↑PTSD * * * noun [noncount] : a mental illness that is caused by the experiences of …
9battle of Pittsburgh Landing — noun the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory • Syn: ↑Shiloh, ↑battle of Shiloh • Regions: ↑Tennessee, ↑Volunteer State, ↑TN • …
10battle of Shiloh — noun the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory • Syn: ↑Shiloh, ↑battle of Pittsburgh Landing • Regions: ↑Tennessee, ↑Volunteer State, ↑TN …
