- Battle-ax
- Battle-ax Bat"tle-ax` Battle-axe Bat"tle-axe`(-[a^]ks`), n. (Mil.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon. [1913 Webster]
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Battle — (englisch battle „Schlacht“) bezeichnet: Battle (East Sussex), britischer Ort und Schauplatz der Schlacht bei Hastings verschiedene Formen von Musikwettbewerben oder wettstreits, zum Beispiel DJ Battle, Battle Rap, Jazz Battle Battle Zeichen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
battle — Ⅰ. battle UK US /ˈbætl/ noun ► [C] a competition or argument between two or more people or organizations for power or control: battle for/over sth »They were locked in a battle for boardroom control. battle against/with sb »If you want to stay in … Financial and business terms
Battle — Bat tle, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle, OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel}, and see {Batter} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battle in Me — «Battle in Me» Сингл Garbage из альбома Not Your Kind of People … Википедия
battle — battle1 [bat′ l] n. [ME & OFr bataille < VL battalia < L battualia, exercises of gladiators and soldiers in fighting and fencing < battuere: see BATTER1] 1. a fight, esp. a large scale engagement, between armed forces on land, at sea, or … English World dictionary
Battle — Bat tle (b[a^]t t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Battled} ( tl d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battling}.] [F. batailler, fr. bataille. See {Battle}, n.] To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories. [1913 Webster] To meet in arms, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battle ax — may refer to:*Battle axe is an axe specifically designed as a weapon. *Battle Ax, a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon … Wikipedia
battle — [n1] military fight action, assault, attack, barrage, blitzkreig, bloodshed, bombing, brush, campaign, carnage, clash, combat, conflict, contention, crusade, encounter, engagement, fighting, fray, havoc, hostility, onset, onslaught, press, ravage … New thesaurus
Battle — Bat tle, v. t. To assail in battle; to fight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battle — ► NOUN 1) a sustained fight between organized armed forces. 2) a lengthy and difficult struggle or contest: a battle of wits. ► VERB ▪ fight or struggle tenaciously. DERIVATIVES battler noun. ORIGIN Old French bataille, from Latin battu … English terms dictionary
