Definition of battle

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Battle (v. t.) The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia..

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Herald :: Herald (n.) An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character..
Van :: Van (n.) The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle..
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle..
Battailant :: Battailant (v. i.) Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike.
Array :: Array (n.) Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array..
Naumachy :: Naumachy (n.) A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight..
Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having indentations like a battlement.
Risk :: Risk (n.) To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle..
Dream :: Dream (n.) To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend..
Battalion :: Battalion (n.) A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle..
Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game, etc.; to vanquish or conquer; to surpass..
Archery :: Archery (n.) The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows..
Conflict :: Conflict (v.) A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting.
Affair :: Affair (n.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
Battle-ax :: Battle-ax (n.) Alt. of Battle-ax.
Battle :: Battle (a.) Fertile. See Battel, a..
Recreant :: Recreant (a.) Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven..
Final :: Final (a.) Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue..
Battlemented :: Battlemented (a.) Having battlements.
Murdress :: Murdress (n.) A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.
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