battle (n)
conflict#1 (n)
fight#1 (n)
engagement#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
examples Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
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Hypernym military action, action
Part holonym war, warfare
Domain of synset - TOPIC military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Derivationally related form engagement → engage
Derivationally related form fight → fight
Derivationally related form battle → battle
Hyponym Armageddon; pitched battle; naval battle; combat, armed combat; dogfight; assault
Instance Hyponym Battle of Britain; Drogheda
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Hyponym military action, action
Hypernym Armageddon; pitched battle; naval battle; combat, armed combat; dogfight; assault
Part meronym war, warfare
Instance Hypernym Battle of Britain; Drogheda
Member of this domain - TOPIC military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Derivationally related form fight → fight
Derivationally related form battle → battle
Derivationally related form engage → engagement

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