battle-worthyadj.
/ˈbat(ə)lˌwəːði/ Fit for use in battle.
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society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > relating to battles > fit for battle
battle-worthy1889
1889 Mundella in Hansard CCCXXXIII. 119 Really good,..battle-worthy swords.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 2/2 If the ship is not battle-worthy, the best thing is to sell her or break her up at once.
1940 Illustr. London News 196 840/1 What the Germans did was to concentrate all their tanks which were still battle-worthy on one or two roads.
1943 Jane's All World's Aircraft p. iii/2 Experience played no small part in making the..aeroplanes and aero-engines battle-worthy.
Derivatives
ˈbattle-ˌworthiness n.
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society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > battle or a battle > fitness for battle
battle-worthiness1904
1904 Times (Weekly ed.) 1 Jan. 7/1 Battle-worthiness—a..compendious term, including all the essential qualities required of a vessel intended to fight in line.
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