battery acid
1: dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries [syn: {electrolyte acid}]
battery charger
1: a device for charging or recharging batteries [syn: {charger}]
battery-acid
1: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back breaker}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
battery-powered
1: powered by one or more electric batteries; "a battery-powered radio"
batting average
1: (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat 2: (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds...
batting cage
1: a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice [syn: {cage}]
batting coach
1: (baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better
batting glove
1: a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat
batting order
1: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" [syn: {card}, {lineup}]
battle
1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real enga...
Battle Born State
1: a state in the western United States [syn: {Nevada}, {Silver State}, {Sagebrush State}, {NV}]
battle cry
1: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn: {war cry}, {war whoop}, {rallying cry}] 2: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democrac...
battle damage
1: loss of military equipment in battle [syn: {combat casualty}]
battle dress
1: a military uniform designed for field service
battle fatigue
1: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare [syn: {combat fatigue}, {combat neurosis}, {shell shock}]
battle group
1: an army unit usually consisting of five companies
battle line
1: the line along which warring troops meet
battle of Atlanta
1: Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864 [syn: {Atlanta}]
battle of Austerlitz
1: a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II [syn: {Austerlitz}]
battle of Boyne
1: a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts [syn: {Boyn...
Battle of Britain
1: the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
Battle of Bull Run
1: either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles [syn: {Bull Run}]
battle of Bunker Hill
1: the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces [syn: {Bunker Hill}]
battle of Caporetto
1: battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces [syn: {Caporetto}]
battle of Chattanooga
1: in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg [syn: {Ch...
battle of Chickamauga
1: a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces [syn: {Chickamauga}]
battle of Cowpens
1: battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British [syn: {Cowpens}]
battle of Crecy
1: the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois [syn: {Crecy}]
battle of Cunaxa
1: battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne [syn: {Cunaxa}]
battle of Cynoscephalae
1: the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece [syn: {Cynoscephalae}]
Battle of El Alamein
1: in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel [syn: {El Alamein}, {Al Alamayn}]
Battle of Flodden Field
1: a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed [syn: {Flodden}, {Flodden Field}]
Battle of Fontenoy
1: a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland [syn: {Fontenoy}]
Battle of Fredericksburg
1: an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee [syn: {Fredericksburg}]
Battle of Gettysburg
1: a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union [syn: {Gettysburg}]
Battle of Granicus River
1: the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC) [syn: {Granicus}]
Battle of Guadalcanal
1: a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces [syn: {Guadalcanal}]
battle of Hastings
1: the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest [syn: {Hastings}]
battle of Hohenlinden
1: a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians [syn: {Hohenlinden}]
battle of Ipsus
1: a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius [syn: {Ipsus}]
battle of Issus
1: a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III [syn: {Issus}]
battle of Ivry
1: a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne [syn: {Ivry}, {Ivry la Bataille}]
Battle of Jena
1: the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians [syn: {Jena}]
battle of Jutland
1: an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark [syn: {Jutland}]
Battle of Kerbala
1: a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
Battle of Lake Trasimenus
1: a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius [syn: {Lake Trasimenus}]
battle of Langside
1: (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants [syn: {Langside}]
Battle of Lepanto
1: Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope [syn: {Lepanto}]
battle of Leuctra
1: Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece [syn: {Leuctra}]
Battle of Little Bighorn
1: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer und...
battle of Lule Burgas
1: the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks [syn: {Lule Burgas}]
battle of Lutzen
1: a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed [syn: {Lutzen}]
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Battle of Magenta
1: a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I [syn: {Magenta}]
Battle of Maldon
1: a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem [syn: {Maldon}]
battle of Marathon
1: a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians [syn: {Marathon}]
battle of Marston Moor
1: a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert [syn: {Marston Moor}]
Battle of Midway
1: naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands [syn: {Midway}]
battle of Minden
1: a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French [syn: {Minden}]
Battle of Monmouth
1: a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces [syn: {Monmouth Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth Court House}]
Battle of Monmouth Court House
1: a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces [syn: {Monmouth Court House}, {Battle of Monmouth}]
Battle of Naseby
1: a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists [syn: {Naseby}]
battle of Navarino
1: a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships [syn: {Navarino}]
battle of Omdurman
1: a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese [syn: {Omdurman}]
battle of Panipat
1: battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761 [syn: {Panipat}]
battle of Philippi
1: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC [syn: {Philippi}]
battle of Pittsburgh Landing
1: the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory [syn: {Shiloh}, {battle of Shiloh}]
battle of Plassey
1: the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal [syn: {Plassey}]
battle of Plataea
1: a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC [syn: {Plataea}]
battle of Poitiers
1: the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French [syn: {Poitiers}]
Battle of Pydna
1: a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom [syn: {Pydna}]
Battle of Ravenna
1: a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 [syn: {Ravenna}]
Battle of Rocroi
1: a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders [syn: {Rocroi}]
battle of Rossbach
1: a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria [syn: {Rossbach}]
battle of Saratoga
1: a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated [syn: {Saratoga}]
battle of Sempatch
1: the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386 [syn: {Sempatch}]
battle of Shiloh
1: the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory [syn: {Shiloh}, {battle of Pittsburgh Landing}]
battle of Soissons-Reims
1: a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure [syn: {Soi...
battle of Solferino
1: an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I [syn: {Solferino}]
battle of St Mihiel
1: a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France [syn: {Saint-Mihiel}, {St Mihiel}]
battle of Tannenberg
1: a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians [syn: {Tannenberg}]
battle of Tertry
1: a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis [syn: {Tertry}]
battle of Teutoburger Wald
1: a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions [syn: {Teutoburger Wald}]
battle of Tewkesbury
1: the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians [syn: {Tewkesbury}]
battle of the Aisne
1: a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure [syn: {Soi...
Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
1: a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise [syn: {Battle of the Bulge}, {Ardennes ...
battle of the Bismarck Sea
1: World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943 [syn: {Bismarck Sea}]
Battle of the Bulge
1: a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise [syn: {Battle of the Ardennes Bulge}, {...
battle of the Chemin-des-Dames
1: a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure [syn: {Soi...
battle of the Coral Sea
1: a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers [syn: {Coral Sea}]
Battle of the Little Bighorn
1: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer und...
Battle of the Marne
1: a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918 [syn: {Belleau Wood}, {Chateau-Thierry}, {Marne River}]
battle of the Philippine Sea
1: a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte [syn: {Philipp...
Battle of the Somme
1: battle of World War II (1944) [syn: {Somme}, {Somme River}] 2: battle in World War I (1916) [syn: {Somme}, {Somme River}]
Battle of the Spanish Armada
1: in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
battle of Thermopylae
1: a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece [syn: {Thermopylae}]
battle of Trafalgar
1: a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded) [syn: {Trafalgar}]
battle of Trasimeno
1: a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC [syn: {Trasimeno}]
battle of Valmy
1: the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery) [syn: {Valmy}]
battle of Verdun
1: a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped [syn: {Verdun}]
battle of Wagram
1: a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians [syn: {Wagram}]
Battle of Wake
1: in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines [syn: {Battle of Wake Island}]
Battle of Wake Island
1: in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines [syn: {Battle of Wake}]
Battle of Waterloo
1: the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon [syn: {Waterloo}]
battle of wits
1: a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used
battle of Ypres
1: battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the All...
battle of Zama
1: the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War [syn: {Zama}]
battle royal
1: a noisy riotous fight [syn: {melee}, {scrimmage}]
battle sight
1: an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges [syn: {battlesight}]
battle-ax
1: a broadax used as a weapon [syn: {battle-axe}] 2: a sharp-tongued domineering wife [syn: {battle-axe}]
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