English Explanatory Dictionary

cauldron battle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. battle of encirclement

Word forms

cauldron battle cauldron battles

Etymology

Calque of German Kesselschlacht. Compare kettle (“to contain demonstrators in a confined area; group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area”).

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