Meanings
nounline of battle (plural lines of battle)
plural lines of battle · alternative line-of-battle
- historicalgovernmentThe line or arrangement formed by warships in an engagement.
Origin
Translations
French ligne de bataille
- ligne de batailleposition of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver
Hebrew מַעֲרָךְ קְרָב טוּרִי, מַעֲרָךְ טוּרִי
- מַעֲרָךְ קְרָב טוּרִי (maarakh krav ;turi)line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement
- מַעֲרָךְ טוּרִי (maarakh turi)line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement
Irish líne chatha, líne chatha
- líne chathaposition of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver
- líne chathaline or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement
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