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 I.  noun 
 Usage: often attributive 
 Etymology: Middle English batel, from Anglo-French bataille battle, battalion, from Late Latin battalia combat, alteration of battualia fencing exercises, from Latin battuere to beat
 Date: 13th century
  battalion  , a combat between two persons, a general encounter between armies, ships of war, or aircraft, an extended contest, struggle, or controversy , 
 
 II.  verb (battled; battling)
 Date: 14th century
 intransitive  verb to engage in battle ;  fight  , to contend with full strength, vigor, skill, or resources ;  struggle  , transitive  verb to fight or struggle against, to force (as one's way) by battling, battler  noun 
 
 III. transitive  verb (battled; battling) 
 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
 to fortify with battlements

 battle creek 
 geographical name city S Michigan  population 53,364

 battle cruiser 
  noun 
 Date: 1911
 a large heavily armed warship that is lighter, faster, and more maneuverable than a battleship

 battle cry 
  noun 
 Date: 1814
  war cry  

 battle fatigue 
  noun 
 Date: 1944
  combat fatigue  , battle-fatigued  adjective 

 battle line 
  noun 
 Date: 1814
 a line along which a battle is fought, a line defining the positions of opposing groups in a conflict or controversy

 battle royal 
  noun (plural battles royal or battles)
 Date: 1671
 
 
 1. a fight participated in by more than two combatants, a violent struggle, a heated dispute