"cauldron battle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cauldron battles [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Kesselschlacht. Compare kettle (“to contain demonstrators in a confined area; group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Kesselschlacht}} Calque of German Kesselschlacht Head templates: {{en-noun}} cauldron battle (plural cauldron battles)
  1. (historical, uncommon, see usage note) battle of encirclement Tags: historical, uncommon
    Sense id: en-cauldron_battle-en-noun-Fz1Wud9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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