battle

  • 41battle — Synonyms and related words: Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan Corregidor, Bismarck Sea, Blenheim, Bosworth Field, Bouvines …

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  • 42Battle — Original name in latin Battle Name in other language Battl, Battle, Battle i East Sussex, ba te er, baeteul, Баттл State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 50.91732 latitude 0.48417 altitude 83 Population 6171 Date 2010 10 16 …

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  • 43battle — 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… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 44battle — bat•tle [[t]ˈbæt l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling 1) mil a hostile encounter between opposing military forces 2) mil participation in such an encounter or encounters: wounds received in battle[/ex] 3) cvb any fight, conflict, or struggle, as between two… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 45battle — [13] English acquired battle via Old French bataille and Vulgar Latin *battālia from late Latin battuālia ‘fencing exercises’. This was a derivative of the verb battuere ‘beat’ (source also of English batter and battery), which some have viewed… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 46battle — Short for battle buddy, another soldier who is by your side and guarding your back. Also a friend who helps you out when needed. Thanks for stalling her while I got away, battle. I don t know what I d have done if I d seen that psycho again …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 47battle — Short for battle buddy, another soldier who is by your side and guarding your back. Also a friend who helps you out when needed. Thanks for stalling her while I got away, battle. I don t know what I d have done if I d seen that psycho again …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 48battle — 1. noun 1) he was killed in the battle Syn: fight, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, campaign, crusade; fighting, warfare, combat, action, hostilities; informal scrap, dogfi …

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  • 49battle-ax — noun 1) a severe blow from a battle ax Syn: poleax, ax, pike, halberd, tomahawk 2) informal she s a real battle ax See harridan …

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  • 50battle — 1. noun 1) he was killed in the battle Syn: fight, engagement, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, fray, war, campaign, crusade, warfare, combat, action, hostilities; informal scrap, dogfight, shoot out …

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