battle (noun)

  • 91battle of Wagram — noun a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians • Syn: ↑Wagram • Regions: ↑Austria, ↑Republic of Austria, ↑Oesterreich • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle …

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  • 92Battle of Waterloo — noun the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon • Syn: ↑Waterloo • Regions: ↑Belgium, ↑Kingdom of Belgium, ↑Belgique • Instance Hypernyms:… …

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  • 93battle of Zama — noun the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War • Syn: ↑Zama • Regions: ↑Tunisia, ↑Republic of Tunisia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle • Par …

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  • 94battle plan — noun plan for conducting a battle • Hypernyms: ↑plan of action * * * 1. the strategy to be used in a military engagement. 2. the plan for accomplishing a goal or dealing with a problem or difficult situation: the President s battle plan for… …

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  • 95battle-ax — noun 1. a broadax used as a weapon (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑battle axe • Hypernyms: ↑broadax, ↑broadaxe • Hyponyms: ↑Lochaber ax, ↑poleax, ↑ …

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  • 96battle-axe — noun 1. a broadax used as a weapon • Syn: ↑battle ax • Hypernyms: ↑broadax, ↑broadaxe • Hyponyms: ↑Lochaber ax, ↑poleax, ↑poleaxe …

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  • 97battle fatigues — ˈbattle fatigues 7 [battle fatigues] noun plural = ↑combat fatigues …

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  • 98battle fatigue — noun Date: 1944 combat fatigue • battle fatigued adjective …

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  • 99battle royal — noun (plural battles royal or battle royals) Date: 1671 1. a. a fight participated in by more than two combatants; especially one in which the last man in the ring or on his feet is declared the winner b. a violent struggle 2. a heated dispute …

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  • 100battle-axe — noun see battle ax …

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