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The notional line on either side of which opposing forces are arrayed, and at which they meet in battle; a fortified line, short of the line where battle is expected, and behind which forces are arrayed; a forward line of infantry or other force, prepared for battle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Examples
- 1965, Hugh M. Cole, The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge, Chapter XX: The XII Corps Attacks the Southern Shoulder, The German intelligence staffs again agreed that there was no immediate threat to the Seventh Army, and that the westward advance by the Fifth Panzer Army would necessarily force the Americans to strengthen the battle line there and prohibit any thrust into the deep southern flank.
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A line of battle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, navy, politics, war
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Any of those parts of a contest which, as a result of strategic decisions on both sides, are most closely fought and will likely determine the contest's course and outcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, plural-normally
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the line along which warring troops meet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: line
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
бойна линия
(bojna linija)
— the notional line on which forces are arrayed on either side
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Latin:
aciēs
— the notional line on which forces are arrayed on either side
