Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
line of battle Examples noun Military, Navy.
- a line formed by troops or ships for delivering or receiving an attack.
Examples from the Web for line of battle Historical Examples of line of battle
It is supposed that they belonged to a line-of-battle —-—File: 159.
Various
There were also several other frigates and three line-of-battle ships in the harbour.
W. H. G. Kingston
At length a puff of smoke was seen issuing from the line-of-battle ship.
W. H. G. Kingston
“She is a large ship—a line-of-battle ship, I suspect,” he observed.
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo
W.H.G. Kingston
As we closed with the line-of-battle ship she opened fire on us.
W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for line of battle line of battle noun
- a formation adopted by a military or naval force when preparing for action