English > battle: 4 senses > noun 1, actMeaning | A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war. |
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Example | "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga" |
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Synonyms | conflict, fight, engagement |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Instances | Battle of Britain | The prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it |
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Drogheda | In 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants |
Part of | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
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Narrower | Armageddon | Any catastrophically destructive battle / battle |
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assault | Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack |
combat, armed combat | An engagement fought between two military forces |
dogfight | An aerial engagement between fighter planes |
naval battle | A pitched battle between naval fleets |
pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
Broader | military action, action | A military engagement |
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Spanish | acción, batalla, combate, conflicto, lucha |
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Catalan | acció, batalla, combat, lluita |
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Verbs | battle | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
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English > battle: 4 senses > noun 3, actMeaning | An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals). |
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Example | "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" |
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Synonyms | conflict, struggle |
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Narrower | class struggle, class war, class warfare | conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes) |
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feud | A bitter quarrel between two parties |
fight, fighting, combat, scrap | The act of fighting |
pacification, counterinsurgency | actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency |
rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising | organized opposition to authority |
strife | bitter conflict / conflict |
tug-of-war | Any hard struggle between equally matched groups |
turf war | A bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights |
war, warfare | An active struggle between competing entities |
Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
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Spanish | batalla, conflicto, lucha, pugna |
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Catalan | batalla, conflicte, lluita, pugna |
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Verbs | battle | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
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