"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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver': 96 4
  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': 5 95

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