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Definition of Battle line
1. Noun. The line along which warring troops meet.
Generic synonyms: Line
Definition of Battle line
1. Noun. (military army) The notional line on either side of which opposing forces are arrayed, and at which they meet in battle; a fortified line, short of the line where battle is expected, and behind which forces are arrayed; a forward line of infantry or other force, prepared for battle. ¹
2. Noun. (military navy) A line of battle. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively usually plural) Any of those parts of a contest which, as a result of strategic decisions on both sides, are most closely fought and will likely determine the contest's course and outcome. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Line
Literary usage of Battle line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... for now Was none to set them forth in battle-line. The heavenly fleetfoot hero
lay, withdrawn 780 And sullen for the maid Briseis' sake ; Her whom from ..."
2. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"The dotted line shows the approximate position of the Austro-German battle line
in the middle of February, when the drive at Lemberg, supportd with enormous ..."
3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"... has never existed even in its most absolute form, without some restriction."!
(To be continued.) J. WARNER MILLS. Denver, Colo. ON THE BATTLE-LINE. ..."
4. A Book of Verse of the Great War by William Reginald Wheeler (1917)
"THE BATTLE-LINE BY JB ... land of bloss'ming vine •^*• Stretches the awful
battle-line; A lark hangs singing in the sky, With sullen shrapnel bursting nigh! ..."
5. Fifty Years of Europe, 1870-1919 by Charles Downer Hazen (1919)
"WESTERN FRONT battle line Mar.21,1918 German advance " » » Nov.il, " — Scale in
Miles ... battle line ..."
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