"line of battle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lines of battle [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lines of battle}} line of battle (plural lines of battle)
  1. (military) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. Categories (topical): Military Translations (position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver): ligne de bataille [feminine] (French), liña de batalla [feminine] (Galician), líne chatha [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-line_of_battle-en-noun-h1IJ24rU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 64 36 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver': 95 5
  2. (naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. Related terms: ship of the line Translations (line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement): מַעֲרָךְ קְרָב טוּרִי (maarakh krav ;turi) [masculine] (Hebrew), מַעֲרָךְ טוּרִי (maarakh turi) [masculine] (Hebrew), líne chatha [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-line_of_battle-en-noun-f-FV8OJE Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war Disambiguation of 'line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement': 6 94

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Alternative forms

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