battle-worthyadj.

/ˈbat(ə)lˌwəːði/

Etymology: < battle n. + -worthy comb. form; after seaworthy.

Fit for use in battle.

ΘΚΠ

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.

ΘΚΠ

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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	battle-worthy
释义	battle-worthyadj. /ˈbat(ə)lˌwəːði/ Etymology: < battle n. + -worthy comb. form; after seaworthy. Fit for use in battle. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1889
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