BATTLE


Meaning of BATTLE in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: bat · tled ; bat · tling

Etymology: Middle English batailen, from Anglo-French bataillier to fortify with battlements, from Old French batailles battlemented tower, probably from plural of bataille battle

Date: 14th century

archaic : to fortify with battlements

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.