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line of battle

line of battle noun: the position of troops arranged in their usual order without any determined maneuver.

Noun

line of battle (plural lines of battle)

  1. The position of troops arranged in their usual order without any determined maneuver.
  2. (historical) The line or arrangement formed by warships in an engagement.

Forms of line of battle

plurallines of battle
alternative formline-of-battle

Origin of line of battle

line + battle

Words formed from line of battle

Questions about line of battle

What does line of battle mean?
Line of battle means the position of troops arranged in their usual order without any determined maneuver.
What part of speech is line of battle?
Line of battle is a noun.
What is the plural of line of battle?
The plural of line of battle is lines of battle.

Words near line of battle in the dictionary

  1. line of 7
  2. line of 7s
  3. Line of Actual Control
  4. line of apsides
  5. line of attack
  6. line of battle
  7. line of battle ship
  8. line of battle ships
  9. line of beauty
  10. line of best fit
  11. line of Blaschko

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