Battle

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbætəɫ//

A habitational surname from Middle English from places in England that have been sites of a battle.

proper noun

1
A habitational surname from Middle English from places in England that have been sites of a battle.
2
A place name: A town and civil parish with a town council in Rother district, East Sussex, England; supposed site of the Battle of Hastings (OS grid ref TQ7416).
3
A place name: A hamlet in Yscir community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0131).
4
A place name: A river in Saskatchewan, Canada: see Battle River.
5
historicalA place name: A ghost town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.

Etymology

Capitalization of battle. Doublet of Battaglia.

Battery · A park in Manhattan, New York City.batting · Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the…battle · A contest, a struggle.

Battle · A habitational surname from Middle English from places in England that have been sites of a battle.

battlefield · The area where a land battle is fought, which may not…battleship · A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of…battling · A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a…

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