pitched battle 1
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Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Hypernym
battle 1
noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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Agincourt 1
noun
a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415
Austerlitz 2
noun
a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
Bannockburn 1
noun
a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed
a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
EnglishInstance_Hyponym
Agincourt 1
noun
a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415
Austerlitz 2
noun
a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
Bannockburn 1
noun
a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed
a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
