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battle
/ˈbætəl/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- verb
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq
- noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);, Thomas Paine
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph