"wins the battle, but loses the war" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wins the battle, but loses the war
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of win the battle, but lose the war Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: win the battle, but lose the war
    Sense id: en-wins_the_battle,_but_loses_the_war-en-verb-~TEIEbgh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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