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battle map

battle map noun: a map showing the location of a battle and the things needed to oversee the course of the battle, including positions of troops, armaments, battlements and trenches, supply lines, etc.

Noun

battle map (plural battle maps)

  1. A map showing the location of a battle and the things needed to oversee the course of the battle, including positions of troops, armaments, battlements and trenches, supply lines, etc.
    • Inside a battle map hung on the wall, showing how the invaders had positioned themselves behind two dangerous obstacles, which they now intended to use as shields.December 7 2022, Simon Shuster, “2022 Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky”, in Time, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2023

Forms of battle map

pluralbattle maps
alternative formbattlemap

Questions about battle map

What does battle map mean?
Battle map means a map showing the location of a battle and the things needed to oversee the course of the battle, including positions of troops, armaments, battlements and trenches, supply lines, etc.
What part of speech is battle map?
Battle map is a noun.
What is the plural of battle map?
The plural of battle map is battle maps.

Words near battle map in the dictionary

  1. battle jacket
  2. battle jackets
  3. Battle Lake
  4. battle line
  5. battle lines
  6. battle map
  7. Battle Mountain
  8. Battle of Alberta
  9. Battle of Britain
  10. Battle of Gaugamela
  11. Battle of Okinawa

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