English Explanatory Dictionary

line of battle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver.
  2. The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement.

Word forms

line of battle lines of battle line-of-battle

Etymology

line + battle

Related words

battleline battle-line battle line line battle

Derived words

battleship battle-ship battle ship line-of-battle ship line-of-battle-ship line of battle ship liner line-ship line ship lineship ship of the line ship-of-the-line ship of the line of battle ship-of-the-line-of-battle
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