line of battle

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line of battle

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noun lines of battle · line-of-battle

  1. The position of troops arranged in their usual order without any determined maneuver.
  2. historical The line or arrangement formed by warships in an engagement.

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noun position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver

Françaisligne de bataille

noun line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement

עבריתמַעֲרָךְ קְרָב טוּרִי maarakh krav ;turi, מַעֲרָךְ טוּרִי maarakh turi

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@misc{line_of_battle_2026,
  title = {line of battle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/line%20of%20battle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}