Толковый словарь английского языка - battle
Battle
battle
I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English batel, from Anglo-French bataille ~, battalion, from Late Latin battalia combat, alteration of battualia fencing exercises, from Latin battuere to beat Date: 13th century battalion , a combat between two persons, a general encounter between armies, ships of war, or aircraft, an extended contest, struggle, or controversy , II. verb (~d; battling) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to engage in ~ ; fight , to contend with full strength, vigor, skill, or resources ; struggle , transitive verb to fight or struggle against, to force (as one's way) by battling, ~r noun III. transitive verb (~d; battling) Etymology: Middle English batailen, from Anglo-French bataillier to fortify with ~ments, from Old French batailles ~mented tower, probably from plural of bataille ~ Date: 14th century to fortify with ~ments
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n. & v. --n. 1 a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult struggle (life is a constant battle; a battle of wits). --v. 1 intr. struggle; fight persistently (battled against the elements; battled for women's rights). 2 tr. fight (one's way etc.). 3 tr. US engage in battle with. Phrases and idioms battle-cruiser hist. a heavy-gunned ship faster and more lightly armoured than a battleship. battle-cry a cry or slogan of participants in a battle or contest. battle fatigue = combat fatigue. battle royal 1 a battle in which several combatants or all available forces engage; a free fight. 2 a heated argument. half the battle the key to the success of an undertaking. Derivatives battler n. Etymology: ME f. OF bataille ult. f. LL battualia gladiatorial exercises f. L battuere beat ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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