Battle, war; contest, strife.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > battle or a battle (69) i-winc888 Battle, war; contest, strife. fightc893 A combat, battle. A hostile encounter or engagement between opposing forces; = battle, n. 1. Now archaic or rhetorical. wic897 Battle, conflict; transferred a military force or troop. Also attributive as in wi-ax, a battle-axe. wal-slaught?a900 deadly battle. fight-lacc1000 Fighting, battle. orrestlOE Battle or combat; (spec. in Law) trial by combat; the right or prerogative of jurisdiction in a trial by combat. battle1297 A hostile engagement or encounter between opposing forces on land or sea; a combat, a fight. journeyc1330 esp. A day's performance in fighting; a battle, a fight; = day, n. 13 to keep the journey, to keep the field, to continue the fight. Obsolete. warc1330 Actual fighting, battle; a battle, engagement. Obsolete (chiefly poetic). acounteringa1400 The action of acounter, v.; combat, battle. fieldc1425 A battle. Now rare (chiefly archaic in later use). engagement1665 The state of being engaged in fight; a battle, conflict, encounter; also formerly, a single combat. affair1708 Senses denoting a period of interaction or personal engagement. A fight or battle between armed forces; a military engagement. Cf. affair of honour n.… Subcategories:— series of three battles (1) — pitched battle (8) — open battle (1) — naval battle (2) — street battle (1) — battle with specific weapons (4) — other types of battle (3) — specific battle (2) — onslaught of battle (9) — press of battle (3) — day of battle (1) — battle-cry or slogan (20) — fitness for battle (1) |
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