English Dictionary: Battle of the Ardennes Bulge |
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Battle Born State
n 1: a state in the southwestern United States [syn: {Nevada},
{Silver State}, {Battle Born State}, {Sagebrush State},
{NV}]
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- battle fatigue
- n
- a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn:
battle fatigue, combat fatigue, combat neurosis, shell shock]
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- battle flag
- n
- a flag that leads troops into battle
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- battle fleet
- n
- a fleet of warships prepared for battle
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- battle of Atlanta
- n
- a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the
railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
Synonym(s): Atlanta, battle of Atlanta
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- battle of Austerlitz
- n
- a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805);
the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
Synonym(s): Austerlitz, battle of Austerlitz
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- battle of Boyne
- n
- a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in
1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
Synonym(s): Boyne, battle of Boyne
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- Battle of Britain
- n
- the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German
Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
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- battle of Brunanburh
- n
- a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots [syn:
Brunanburh, battle of Brunanburh]
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- Battle of Bull Run
- n
- either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861
and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
Synonym(s): Bull Run, Battle of Bull Run
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- battle of Bunker Hill
- n
- the first important battle of the American War of
Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
Synonym(s): Bunker Hill, battle of Bunker Hill
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- battle of Caporetto
- n
- battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the
Austrian and German forces
Synonym(s): Caporetto, battle of Caporetto
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- battle of Chattanooga
- n
- in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of
Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
Synonym(s): Chattanooga, battle of Chattanooga
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- battle of Chickamauga
- n
- a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863);
Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
Synonym(s): Chickamauga, battle of Chickamauga
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- battle of Cowpens
- n
- battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel
Morgan defeated the British
Synonym(s): Cowpens, battle of Cowpens
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- battle of Crecy
- n
- the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in
1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
Synonym(s): Crecy, battle of Crecy
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- battle of Cunaxa
- n
- battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his
younger brother who tried to usurp the throne
Synonym(s): Cunaxa, battle of Cunaxa
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- battle of Cynoscephalae
- n
- the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC);
the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
Synonym(s): Cynoscephalae, battle of Cynoscephalae
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- Battle of El Alamein
- n
- a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a
decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
Synonym(s): El Alamein, Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein
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- Battle of Flodden Field
- n
- a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots
and James IV was killed
Synonym(s): Flodden, Battle of Flodden Field
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- Battle of Fontenoy
- n
- a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal
Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
Synonym(s): Fontenoy, Battle of Fontenoy
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- Battle of Fredericksburg
- n
- an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the
Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee
Synonym(s): Fredericksburg, Battle of Fredericksburg
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- Battle of Gettysburg
- n
- a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of
Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union
Synonym(s): Gettysburg, Battle of Gettysburg
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- Battle of Granicus River
- n
- the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory
against the Persians (334 BC)
Synonym(s): Granicus, Battle of Granicus River
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- Battle of Guadalcanal
- n
- a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the
island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
Synonym(s): Guadalcanal, Battle of Guadalcanal
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- battle of Hastings
- n
- the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of
Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
Synonym(s): Hastings, battle of Hastings
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- battle of Hohenlinden
- n
- a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French
defeated the Austrians
Synonym(s): Hohenlinden, battle of Hohenlinden
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- battle of Ipsus
- n
- a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301
BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius
Synonym(s): Ipsus, battle of Ipsus
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- battle of Issus
- n
- a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the
Persians under Darius III
Synonym(s): Issus, battle of Issus
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- battle of Ivry
- n
- a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV
defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne
Synonym(s): Ivry, battle of Ivry, Ivry la Bataille
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- Battle of Jena
- n
- the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated
the Prussians
Synonym(s): Jena, Battle of Jena
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- battle of Jutland
- n
- an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought
between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark
Synonym(s): Jutland, battle of Jutland
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- Battle of Kerbala
- n
- a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his
followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
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- Battle of Lake Trasimenus
- n
- a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army
led by Flaminius
Synonym(s): Lake Trasimenus, Battle of Lake Trasimenus
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- battle of Langside
- n
- (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were
routed by Protestants
Synonym(s): Langside, battle of Langside
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- Battle of Lepanto
- n
- Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of
Christian nations organized by the Pope
Synonym(s): Lepanto, Battle of Lepanto
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- battle of Leuctra
- n
- Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's
military supremacy in Greece
Synonym(s): Leuctra, battle of Leuctra
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- Battle of Little Bighorn
- n
- a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between
United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
Synonym(s): Little Bighorn, Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand
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- battle of Lule Burgas
- n
- the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian
forces defeated the Turks
Synonym(s): Lule Burgas, battle of Lule Burgas
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- battle of Lutzen
- n
- a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under
Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein; Gustavus Adolphus was killed
Synonym(s): Lutzen, battle of Lutzen
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- Battle of Magenta
- n
- a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces
under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
Synonym(s): Magenta, Battle of Magenta
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- Battle of Maldon
- n
- a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991;
celebrated in an old English poem
Synonym(s): Maldon, Battle of Maldon
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- battle of Marathon
- n
- a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies
defeated the Persians
Synonym(s): Marathon, battle of Marathon
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- battle of Marston Moor
- n
- a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the
earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
Synonym(s): Marston Moor, battle of Marston Moor
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- Battle of Midway
- n
- naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes
based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
Synonym(s): Midway, Battle of Midway
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- battle of Minden
- n
- a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the
English forces and their allies defeated the French
Synonym(s): Minden, battle of Minden
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- Battle of Monmouth
- n
- a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American
Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces
Synonym(s): Monmouth Court House, Battle of Monmouth Court House, Battle of Monmouth
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- Battle of Monmouth Court House
- n
- a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American
Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces
Synonym(s): Monmouth Court House, Battle of Monmouth Court House, Battle of Monmouth
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- Battle of Naseby
- n
- a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first
English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists
Synonym(s): Naseby, Battle of Naseby
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- battle of Navarino
- n
- a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence
(1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships
Synonym(s): Navarino, battle of Navarino
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- battle of Omdurman
- n
- a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under
Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
Synonym(s): Omdurman, battle of Omdurman
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- battle of Panipat
- n
- battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the
Mahrattas in 1761
Synonym(s): Panipat, battle of Panipat
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- battle of Pharsalus
- n
- Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC [syn: Pharsalus, {battle
of Pharsalus}]
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- battle of Philippi
- n
- Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42
BC
Synonym(s): Philippi, battle of Philippi
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- battle of Pittsburgh Landing
- n
- the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862);
the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
Synonym(s): Shiloh, battle of Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landing
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- battle of Plassey
- n
- the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-
ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal
Synonym(s): Plassey, battle of Plassey
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- battle of Plataea
- n
- a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in
479 BC
Synonym(s): Plataea, battle of Plataea
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- battle of Poitiers
- n
- the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black
Prince defeated the French
Synonym(s): Poitiers, battle of Poitiers
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- Battle of Puebla
- n
- a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in
1862
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- Battle of Pydna
- n
- a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168
BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom
Synonym(s): Pydna, Battle of Pydna
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- Battle of Ravenna
- n
- a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards
and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
Synonym(s): Ravenna, Battle of Ravenna
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- Battle of Rocroi
- n
- a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French
defeated the Spanish invaders
Synonym(s): Rocroi, Battle of Rocroi
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- battle of Rossbach
- n
- a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces
under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria
Synonym(s): Rossbach, battle of Rossbach
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- battle of Saratoga
- n
- a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British
under Burgoyne were defeated
Synonym(s): Saratoga, battle of Saratoga
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- battle of Sempatch
- n
- the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by
their victory in 1386
Synonym(s): Sempatch, battle of Sempatch
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- battle of Shiloh
- n
- the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862);
the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
Synonym(s): Shiloh, battle of Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landing
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- battle of Soissons-Reims
- n
- a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to
attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
Synonym(s): Soissons, battle of Soissons- Reims, battle of the Chemin-des-Dames, battle of the Aisne
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- battle of Solferino
- n
- an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and
Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
Synonym(s): Solferino, battle of Solferino
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- battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
- n
- a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the
Wilderness Campaign
Synonym(s): Spotsylvania, battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
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- battle of St Mihiel
- n
- a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I
(1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France
Synonym(s): Saint-Mihiel, St Mihiel, battle of St Mihiel
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- battle of Tannenberg
- n
- a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory
over the Russians
Synonym(s): Tannenberg, battle of Tannenberg
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- battle of Tertry
- n
- a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis
Synonym(s): Tertry, battle of Tertry
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- battle of Teutoburger Wald
- n
- a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius
annihilated three Roman Legions
Synonym(s): Teutoburger Wald, battle of Teutoburger Wald
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- battle of Tewkesbury
- n
- the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which
Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians
Synonym(s): Tewkesbury, battle of Tewkesbury
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- battle of the Aisne
- n
- a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to
attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
Synonym(s): Soissons, battle of Soissons- Reims, battle of the Chemin-des-Dames, battle of the Aisne
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- Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
- n
- a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von
Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
Synonym(s): Battle of the Ardennes Bulge, Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes counteroffensive
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- battle of the Bismarck Sea
- n
- a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers
destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
Synonym(s): Bismarck Sea, battle of the Bismarck Sea
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- Battle of the Bulge
- n
- a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von
Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
Synonym(s): Battle of the Ardennes Bulge, Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes counteroffensive
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- battle of the Chemin-des-Dames
- n
- a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to
attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
Synonym(s): Soissons, battle of Soissons- Reims, battle of the Chemin-des-Dames, battle of the Aisne
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- battle of the Coral Sea
- n
- a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first
naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
Synonym(s): Coral Sea, battle of the Coral Sea
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- Battle of the Little Bighorn
- n
- a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between
United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
Synonym(s): Little Bighorn, Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand
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- Battle of the Marne
- n
- a World War I battle in northwestern France where the
Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
Synonym(s): Battle of the Marne, Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry, Marne River
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- battle of the Philippine Sea
- n
- a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval
victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte
Synonym(s): Philippine Sea, battle of the Philippine Sea
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- Battle of the Somme
- n
- battle of World War II (1944) [syn: Somme, Somme River,
Battle of the Somme]
- battle in World War I (1916)
Synonym(s): Somme, Somme River, Battle of the Somme
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- Battle of the Spanish Armada
- n
- in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships
successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
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- battle of Thermopylae
- n
- a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was
annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece
Synonym(s): Thermopylae, battle of Thermopylae
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- battle of Trafalgar
- n
- a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain;
the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)
Synonym(s): Trafalgar, battle of Trafalgar
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- battle of Trasimeno
- n
- a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the
Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC
Synonym(s): Trasimeno, battle of Trasimeno
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- battle of Valmy
- n
- the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in
1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)
Synonym(s): Valmy, battle of Valmy
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- battle of Verdun
- n
- a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest
fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
Synonym(s): Verdun, battle of Verdun
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- battle of Wagram
- n
- a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon
defeated the Austrians
Synonym(s): Wagram, battle of Wagram
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- Battle of Wake
- n
- in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese
after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
Synonym(s): Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island
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- Battle of Wake Island
- n
- in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese
after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
Synonym(s): Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island
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- Battle of Waterloo
- n
- the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British
forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon
Synonym(s): Waterloo, Battle of Waterloo
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- battle of wits
- n
- a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is
used
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- battle of Ypres
- n
- battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which
eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery
Synonym(s): Ypres, battle of Ypres, third battle of Ypres
- battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
Synonym(s): Ypres, battle of Ypres, second battle of Ypres
- battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others
Synonym(s): Ypres, battle of Ypres, first battle of Ypres
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- battle of Zama
- n
- the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated
Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
Synonym(s): Zama, battle of Zama
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- battle plan
- n
- plan for conducting a battle
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- battlefield
- n
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought;
"they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
Synonym(s): battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field
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- battlefront
- n
- the line along which opposing armies face each other [syn:
battlefront, front, front line]
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- battleful
- adj
- having or showing a ready disposition to fight;
"bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
Synonym(s): battleful, bellicose, combative
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- beetle off
- v
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted
when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
Synonym(s): run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- beetle-browed
- adj
- sullen or unfriendly in appearance [syn: beetle-browed,
scowling]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- beta-lipoprotein
- n
- a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood;
composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
Synonym(s): low-density lipoprotein, LDL, beta-lipoprotein
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- betel palm
- n
- southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or
orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)
Synonym(s): betel palm, Areca catechu
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- betel pepper
- n
- Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel
nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
Synonym(s): betel, betel pepper, Piper betel
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Betula fontinalis
- n
- birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark
Synonym(s): swamp birch, water birch, mountain birch, Western paper birch, Western birch, Betula fontinalis
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Betula papyrifera
- n
- small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
Synonym(s): American white birch, paper birch, paperbark birch, canoe birch, Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Betula pendula
- n
- European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly
drooping branches
Synonym(s): silver birch, common birch, European white birch, Betula pendula
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Betula populifolia
- n
- medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree
Synonym(s): grey birch, gray birch, American grey birch, American gray birch, Betula populifolia
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Betula pubescens
- n
- European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and
somewhat drooping hairy branches
Synonym(s): downy birch, white birch, Betula pubescens
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bodily fluid
- n
- the liquid parts of the body [syn: liquid body substance,
bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bodily function
- n
- an organic process that takes place in the body;
"respiratory activity"
Synonym(s): bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bodily process
- n
- an organic process that takes place in the body;
"respiratory activity"
Synonym(s): bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bodily property
- n
- an attribute of the body
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottle bank
- n
- a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottle bill
- n
- a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used
bottles
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottle opener
- n
- an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottle up
- v
- control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires,
impulses, or behavior
Synonym(s): inhibit, bottle up, suppress
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottle-fed
- adj
- (of an infant) given milk from a bottle [ant: {breast-
fed}]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottlebrush
- n
- a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean
bottles
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottlebrush buckeye
- n
- a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern
United States
Synonym(s): dwarf buckeye, bottlebrush buckeye
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottlefeed
- v
- feed (infants) with a bottle [ant: breastfeed, {give
suck}, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bottleful
- n
- the quantity contained in a bottle [syn: bottle,
bottleful]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- botuliform
- adj
- shaped like a sausage
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
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}, v. t. ]
1. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the
divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement;
a combat.
2. A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
The whole intellectual battle that had at its center
the best poem of the best poet of that day. --H.
Morley.
3. A division of an army; a battalion. [Obs.]
The king divided his army into three battles.
--Bacon.
The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the
battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every
action. --Robertson.
4. The main body, as distinct from the van and rear;
battalia. [Obs.] --Hayward.
Note: Battle is used adjectively or as the first part of a
self-explaining compound; as, battle brand, a
[bd]brand[b8] or sword used in battle; battle cry;
battlefield; battle ground; battlearray; battle song.
{Battle piece}, a painting, or a musical composition,
representing a battle.
{Battle royal}.
(a) A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that
stands longest is the victor. --Grose.
(b) A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two
are engaged; a m[88]l[82]e. --Thackeray.
{Drawn battle}, one in which neither party gains the victory.
{To give battle}, to attack an enemy.
{To join battle}, to meet the attack; to engage in battle.
{Pitched battle}, one in which the armies are previously
drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the
forces.
{Wager of battle}. See under {Wager}, n.
Syn: Conflict; encounter; contest; action.
Usage: {Battle}, {Combat}, {Fight}, {Engagement}. These words
agree in denoting a close encounter between contending
parties. Fight is a word of less dignity than the
others. Except in poetry, it is more naturally applied
to the encounter of a few individuals, and more
commonly an accidental one; as, a street fight. A
combat is a close encounter, whether between few or
many, and is usually premeditated. A battle is
commonly more general and prolonged. An engagement
supposes large numbers on each side, engaged or
intermingled in the conflict.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Batule \Bat"ule\, n.
A springboard in a circus or gymnasium; -- called also
{batule board}.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Beetle brow \Bee"tle brow`\
An overhanging brow.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Beetle-browed \Bee"tle-browed`\, a. [OE. bitelbrowed; cf. OE.
bitel, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See {Beetle} an
insect.]
Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or
sullen.
Note: The earlier meaning was, [bd]Having bushy or
overhanging eyebrows.[b8]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination,
having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper
cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or
paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker;
paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight,
or paperweight, etc.
{Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in
payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to
accommodation paper.
{Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used
for catching flies.
{Laid paper}. See under {Laid}.
{Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula
papyracea}).
{Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval
force.
{Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper.
{Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel
tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between
two plate-iron disks. --Forney.
{Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such
as promissory notes, duebills, etc.
{Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings.
{Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or
otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against
the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper.
{Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come
in on free passes. [Cant]
{Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government
or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money,
and circulated as the representative of coin.
{Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry.
{Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc.
{Paper nautilus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argonauta}.
{Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus.
{Paper sailor}. (Zo[94]l.) See Argonauta.
{Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De
Colange.
{Paper wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of
paperlike material, as the yellow jacket.
{Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose
papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise.
{Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}.
{Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to
protect engravings in books.
{Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above.
{Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless,
except for uses of little account.
{Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not
ribbed or watermarked.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bodily \Bod"i*ly\, a.
1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal;
consisting of matter.
You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the
bodily part of us. --Tatler.
2. Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the
mind. [bd]Bodily defects.[b8] --L'Estrange.
3. Real; actual; put in execution. [Obs.]
Be brought to bodily act. --Shak.
{Bodily fear}, apprehension of physical injury.
Syn: See {Corporal}.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bottle \Bot"tle\, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille,
F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta,
flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.]
1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but
formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for
holding liquids.
2. The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains;
as, to drink a bottle of wine.
3. Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; as, to drown one's reason in
the bottle.
Note: Bottle is much used adjectively, or as the first part
of a compound.
{Bottle ale}, bottled ale. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Bottle brush}, a cylindrical brush for cleansing the
interior of bottles.
{Bottle fish} (Zo[94]l.), a kind of deep-sea eel
({Saccopharynx ampullaceus}), remarkable for its baglike
gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three
times its won size.
{Bottle flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Bluebottle}.
{Bottle glass}, a coarse, green glass, used in the
manufacture of bottles. --Ure.
{Bottle gourd} (Bot.), the common gourd or calabash
({Lagenaria Vulgaris}), whose shell is used for bottles,
dippers, etc.
{Bottle grass} (Bot.), a nutritious fodder grass ({Setaria
glauca} and {S. viridis}); -- called also {foxtail}, and
{green foxtail}.
{Bottle tit} (Zo[94]l.), the European long-tailed titmouse;
-- so called from the shape of its nest.
{Bottle tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Sterculia
rupestris}), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen,
trunk.
{Feeding bottle}, {Nursing bottle}, a bottle with a rubber
nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in
feeding infants.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bottle \Bot"tle\, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille,
F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta,
flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.]
1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but
formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for
holding liquids.
2. The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains;
as, to drink a bottle of wine.
3. Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; as, to drown one's reason in
the bottle.
Note: Bottle is much used adjectively, or as the first part
of a compound.
{Bottle ale}, bottled ale. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Bottle brush}, a cylindrical brush for cleansing the
interior of bottles.
{Bottle fish} (Zo[94]l.), a kind of deep-sea eel
({Saccopharynx ampullaceus}), remarkable for its baglike
gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three
times its won size.
{Bottle flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Bluebottle}.
{Bottle glass}, a coarse, green glass, used in the
manufacture of bottles. --Ure.
{Bottle gourd} (Bot.), the common gourd or calabash
({Lagenaria Vulgaris}), whose shell is used for bottles,
dippers, etc.
{Bottle grass} (Bot.), a nutritious fodder grass ({Setaria
glauca} and {S. viridis}); -- called also {foxtail}, and
{green foxtail}.
{Bottle tit} (Zo[94]l.), the European long-tailed titmouse;
-- so called from the shape of its nest.
{Bottle tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Sterculia
rupestris}), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen,
trunk.
{Feeding bottle}, {Nursing bottle}, a bottle with a rubber
nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in
feeding infants.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bottle \Bot"tle\, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille,
F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta,
flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.]
1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but
formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for
holding liquids.
2. The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains;
as, to drink a bottle of wine.
3. Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; as, to drown one's reason in
the bottle.
Note: Bottle is much used adjectively, or as the first part
of a compound.
{Bottle ale}, bottled ale. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Bottle brush}, a cylindrical brush for cleansing the
interior of bottles.
{Bottle fish} (Zo[94]l.), a kind of deep-sea eel
({Saccopharynx ampullaceus}), remarkable for its baglike
gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three
times its won size.
{Bottle flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Bluebottle}.
{Bottle glass}, a coarse, green glass, used in the
manufacture of bottles. --Ure.
{Bottle gourd} (Bot.), the common gourd or calabash
({Lagenaria Vulgaris}), whose shell is used for bottles,
dippers, etc.
{Bottle grass} (Bot.), a nutritious fodder grass ({Setaria
glauca} and {S. viridis}); -- called also {foxtail}, and
{green foxtail}.
{Bottle tit} (Zo[94]l.), the European long-tailed titmouse;
-- so called from the shape of its nest.
{Bottle tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Sterculia
rupestris}), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen,
trunk.
{Feeding bottle}, {Nursing bottle}, a bottle with a rubber
nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in
feeding infants.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Botuliform \Bot"u*li*form`\, a. [L. botulus sausage + -form.]
(Bot.)
Having the shape of a sausage. --Henslow.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: |
Battleboro, NC (town, FIPS 3900)
Location: 36.04861 N, 77.75077 W
Population (1990): 447 (187 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27809
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: |
Battlefield, MO (town, FIPS 3592)
Location: 37.11810 N, 93.36785 W
Population (1990): 1526 (549 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: |
Battleview, ND
Zip code(s): 58773
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: |
Bethel Park, PA (borough, FIPS 6064)
Location: 40.32360 N, 80.03606 W
Population (1990): 33823 (12997 housing units)
Area: 30.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15102
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: |
Battle-bow
the war-bow used in fighting (Zech. 9:10; 10:4). "Thy bow was
made quite naked" (Hab. 3:9) means that it was made ready for
use. By David's order (2 Sam. 1:18) the young men were taught
the use, or rather the song of the bow. (See {ARMOUR}, {BOW}.)
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: |
Beth-le-Aphrah
(R.V. Micah 1:10), house of dust. The Authorized Version reads
"in the house of Aphrah." This is probably the name of a town in
the Shephelah, or "low country," between Joppa and Gaza.
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From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: |
Beth-lebaoth, house of lionesses
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