battle line (English, noun)
expansion: battle line (plural battle lines)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The notional line on either side of which opposing forces are arrayed, and at which they meet in battle; a fortified line, short of the line where battle is expected, and behind which forces are arrayed; a forward line of infantry or other force, prepared for battle.
topics: government
military
navy
politics
war
glosses: A line of battle.
glosses: Any of those parts of a contest which, as a result of strategic decisions on both sides, are most closely fought and will likely determine the contest's course and outcome.
tags: figuratively
plural-normally
Forms:
form: battle lines
tags: plural
form: battle-line
tags: alternative