battle map

noun

A map showing the location of a battle and the things needed to oversee the course of the battle, including positions of troops, armaments, battlements and trenches, supply lines, etc.

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Meanings

nounbattle map (plural battle maps)

plural battle maps · alternative battlemap

  1. governmentA map showing the location of a battle and the things needed to oversee the course of the battle, including positions of troops, armaments, battlements and trenches, supply lines, etc.

    Inside a battle map hung on the wall, showing how the invaders had positioned themselves behind two dangerous obstacles, which they now intended to use as shields.

    December 7 2022, Simon Shuster, “2022 Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky”, in Time, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2023
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APA

battle map. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battle%20map

MLA

“battle map.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battle%20map. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “battle map,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battle%20map.

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