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What (who) is battle - definition

PART OF A WAR WHICH IS WELL DEFINED IN DURATION, AREA AND FORCE COMMITMENT
Battles; Battle Of; Warrior skill
  • Battle Scene-Detail from Deccan miniature painting, c. 19th century
  • Battle of Gibraltar of 1607]], [[Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom]]
  • alt=Overhead diagram of movement of forces at Battle of Waterloo
  • The ''[[Battle of Scheveningen]]'' of 1653: episode from the [[First Anglo-Dutch War]].
  • [[Heinkel He 111]] bombers during the [[Battle of Britain]]
  • ref=Karttimo1992}}</ref> during the [[Winter War]]
  • The [[Battle of Poltava]] between Russia and Sweden, by [[Denis Martens the Younger]]

Battle         
·adj Fertile. ·see Battel, a.
II. Battle ·vt A division of an army; a battalion.
III. Battle ·vt A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
IV. Battle ·vt To assail in battle; to Fight.
V. Battle ·vt The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.
VI. Battle ·noun To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
VII. Battle ·vt A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
battle         
Short for battle buddy, another soldier who is by your side and guarding your back.
Also a friend who helps you out when needed.
Thanks for stalling her while I got away, battle.I don't know what I'd have done if I'd seen that psycho again.
battle         
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n.
1) to do, give, join battle
2) to fight, wage; lose; win a battle
3) to break off, terminate a battle
4) a bloody; decisive; fierce, pitched, raging; losing; running battle
5) a naval battle
6) a battle royal
7) a battle rages
8) a battle against; among, between; for, over; with (they fought a battle among themselves for domination of the market; the battle against inflation; to join battle with smb.; a battle between two strong adversaries)
9) a battle to + inf. (it was a real battle to win the election)
10) at a battle (at the battle of Gettysburg)
11) in battle (to be killed in battle)
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v. (D; intr.) to battle against, with; for, over

Wikipedia

Battle

A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment.

An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish.

The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and Battle of Stalingrad, all in World War II.

Wars and military campaigns are guided by military strategy, whereas battles take place on a level of planning and execution known as operational mobility. German strategist Carl von Clausewitz stated that "the employment of battles ... to achieve the object of war" was the essence of strategy.

Pronunciation examples for battle
1. or battle after battle after battle.
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2. battle.
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3. This is the battle, the second battle.
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4. - And those battles are battles that
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5. so I'm going into battles, more battles.
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Examples of use of battle
1. "The battle in Basra is really not a political battle.
2. It‘s more of a social battle than an environmental battle.
3. Vincent in 17'7, the Battle of the Nile in 17'8, the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 and his last battle.
4. BATTLE FOR SALES Retailers are engaged in an aggressive discount battle.
5. "The battle for Gush Katif is the battle for Jerusalem," he added.