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has gloss	(noun) a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack line of battle
has gloss	eng: In naval warfare, the line of battle is a tactic in which the ships of the fleet form a line end to end. Its origins are traditionally ascribed to the navy of the Commonwealth of England, especially to General at Sea Robert Blake who wrote the Sailing and Fighting Instructions of 1653. However a primitive form had already used by the Portuguese under Vasco Da Gama in 1502 near Malabar against a Muslim fleet.
lexicalization	eng: line of battle
lexicalization	eng: Line-of-battle
subclass of	(noun) a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line" line

Meaning
Mandarin Chinese
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lexicalization	cmn: zhèn xian
lexicalization	cmn: 阵线
lexicalization	cmn: 陣線
German
has gloss	deu: In Kiellinie fahren Schiffe, wenn sie sich genau hintereinander befinden, sodass das folgende Schiff sich immer im Kielwasser des vorausfahrenden befindet.
lexicalization	deu: Kiellinie
French
has gloss	fra: Une ligne de bataille désigne une formation de combat utilisée dans la marine militaire à voile consistant à ranger pour le combat les vaisseaux de haut rang les uns derrières les autres de manière aussi serrée que la manœuvre le permet pour échanger des tirs de flanc avec une ligne adverse qui progresse soit en parallèle, soit en sens contraire, sur bâbord ou sur tribord.
lexicalization	fra: ligne de bataille
Hungarian
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lexicalization	hun: csatavonal
lexicalization	hun: harcérintkezés vonala
Italian
has gloss	ita: La linea di battaglia indica un modello di formazione navale e la relativa tattica di combattimento utilizzati dalle marine militari a vela.
lexicalization	ita: linea di battaglia
Polish
has gloss	pol: Szyk liniowy to taktyka walki morskiej - szyk bojowy, polegający na płynięciu okrętów w szyku jednej linii torowej i ostrzeliwaniu okrętów przeciwnika salwami burtowymi artylerii.
lexicalization	pol: szyk liniowy
Russian
lexicalization	rus: Линейная тактика

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has category	(noun) the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" war machine, military machine, armed services, armed forces, military
has part	(noun) (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy salient
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similar	e/Line of battle

Media
media:img	Battle of Les Saintes map-fr.svg
media:img	Battle of Les Saintes plan.JPG
media:img	Crossing the T-1- -Manöver.png
media:img	Hochseeflotte 2.jpg
media:img	Hohenfriedeberg.Attack.of.Prussian.Infantry.1745.jpg
media:img	PocockBattleOfCopenhagen.jpg
media:img	Us-atlantic-fleet-1907.jpg