HyperDic: battle_of_flodden_field

English > 1 sense of the expression Battle of Flodden Field:
NOUNactBattle of Flodden Field, Floddena battle in 1513
English > Battle of Flodden Field: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed.
SynonymFlodden
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionEnglandA division of the United Kingdom

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