line of battle

noun Military, Navy.

a line formed by troops or ships for delivering or receiving an attack.

Words nearby line of battle

linenized, line noise, linen panel, linen paper, line of apsides, line of battle, line-of-battle ship, line of credit, line of demarcation, line officer, line of fire

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Example sentences from the Web for line of battle

In line-of-battle ships it is generally placed on the fife-rail in the centre and foremost part of the poop.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The Admiral pointed out that a battle might easily be lost by the absence of a line-of-battle ship.
Drake, Nelson and Napoleon|Walter Runciman
During this year, the "Washington," the first American line-of-battle ship put to sea with seventy-four guns on her decks.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
The two line-of-battle ships and one of the frigates were afterwards captured by a British squadron.
At Aboukir and Acre|George Alfred Henty

It is supposed that they belonged to a line-of-battle —-—File: 159.
Little Folks (November 1884)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for line of battle

line of battle

noun

a formation adopted by a military or naval force when preparing for action

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单词	line of battle
释义	line of battle noun Military, Navy. a line formed by troops or ships for delivering or receiving an attack. Words nearby line of battle linenized, line noise, linen panel, linen paper, line of apsides, line of battle, line-of-battle ship, line of credit, line of demarcation, line officer, line of fire Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for line of battle In line-of-battle ships it is generally placed on the fife-rail in the centre and foremost part of the poop. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth The Admiral pointed out that a battle might easily be lost by the absence of a line-of-battle ship. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon\|Walter Runciman During this year, the "Washington," the first American line-of-battle ship put to sea with seventy-four guns on her decks. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year\|Edwin Emerson The two line-of-battle ships and one of the frigates were afterwards captured by a British squadron. At Aboukir and Acre\|George Alfred Henty It is supposed that they belonged to a line-of-battle —-—File: 159. Little Folks (November 1884)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for line of battle line of battle noun a formation adopted by a military or naval force when preparing for action Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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