"order of battle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: orders of battle [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|orders of battle}} order of battle (plural orders of battle)
  1. (military) The arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: battle order Translations (Translations): taistelujärjestys (Finnish), ordre de bataille [masculine] (French), Schlachtordnung [feminine] (German), īnstrūctūra [feminine] (Latin), but see porządek bitewny [masculine] (Polish), slagordning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-order_of_battle-en-noun-C7TrI5Cu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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