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order of battle

order of battle noun: the arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this.

Noun

order of battle (plural orders of battle)

  1. The arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this.
    • Working for the Resistance, Challe, a regular airman, had skilfully obtained the Luftwaffe order-of-battle on the eve of D-Day and transmitted it to London, for which he was awarded the British D.S.O.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 311

order of battle meaning in Tamil

order of battle in Tamil

படைப்பிரிவுகளின் வரிசை, படைப்பிரிவுகளின் பட்டியல்

Forms of order of battle

pluralorders of battle
alternative formbattle order

Questions about order of battle

What does order of battle mean?
Order of battle means the arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this.
What is order of battle in Tamil?
Order of battle in Tamil is படைப்பிரிவுகளின் வரிசை, படைப்பிரிவுகளின் பட்டியல். See Order of battle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is order of battle?
Order of battle is a noun.
What is the plural of order of battle?
The plural of order of battle is orders of battle.

Words near order of battle in the dictionary

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