HyperDic: battle_of_hastings

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Hastings:
NOUNactbattle of Hastings, Hastingsthe decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
English > battle of Hastings: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest.
SynonymHastings
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofNorman ConquestThe invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)
RegionEnglandA division of the United Kingdom
Spanishbatalla de Hastings, Hastings

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