LINE OF BATTLE meaning: Formation of ships for combat

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line of battle: Merriam-Webster
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line of battle: Wiktionary
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Line of Battle: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
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line of battle: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (line of battle)

▸ noun: (military) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver.
▸ noun: (naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement.

Opposite:

rear, retreat, withdrawal, fallback, rearguard

Types:

column, echelon, skirmish, phalanx, flank, rank, wing, more...

Phrases:

line of battle ship, Gothic Line order of battle, a line of battle, more...

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