battle
1Battle — Bat tle, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle, OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel}, and see {Batter} …
2Battle — Bat tle (b[a^]t t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Battled} ( tl d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battling}.] [F. batailler, fr. bataille. See {Battle}, n.] To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories. [1913 Webster] To meet in arms, and… …
3Battle — Bat tle, v. t. To assail in battle; to fight. [1913 Webster] …
4Battle-ax — Bat tle ax Battle axe Bat tle axe ( [a^]ks ), n. (Mil.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon. [1913 Webster] …
5Battle — Bat tle, a. Fertile. See {Battel}, a. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
6Battle — This article is about combat. For other meanings, see Battle (disambiguation). Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will… …
7Battle of Bi — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Bi partof= caption= date= 595 BC place= casus= territory= result=Chu victory combatant1=Chu combatant2=Jin commander1= commander2= strength1=Unknown strength2=Unknown casualties1=Unknown… …
8battle — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English batel, from Anglo French bataille battle, battalion, from Late Latin battalia combat, alteration of battualia fencing exercises, from Latin battuere to beat Date: 13th century 1. archaic… …
9battle — See: HALF THE BATTLE …
10battle — See: HALF THE BATTLE …
