Definition of battle

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Battle (v. t.) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat..

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Embattle :: Embattle (v. i.) To be arrayed for battle.
Escape :: Escape (n.) The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape..
Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a man spills another's blood, or his own blood..
Battle :: Battle (v. t.) A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life..
Oracle :: Oracle (n.) The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle..
Knight Banneret :: Knight banneret () A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle..
Theomachy :: Theomachy (n.) A battle or strife among the gods.
Deploy :: Deploy (v. t. & i.) To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle..
Batteler :: Batteler (n.) Alt. of Battle.
Brattishing :: Brattishing (n.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet..
Carnage :: Carnage (n.) Great destruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed; slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc..
Dubious :: Dubious (a.) Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle..
Plain :: Plain (a.) A field of battle.
Onslaught :: Onslaught (n.) A bloody fray or battle.
Battled :: Battled (p. p.) Embattled.
Battle :: Battle (n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories..
Risk :: Risk (n.) To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle..
Engage :: Engage (v. i.) To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle..
Pivotal :: Pivotal (a.) Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle..
Battalion :: Battalion (n.) A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle..
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