Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with battle in American Collocation
battle
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈbæt(ə)l/
very violent
bloody
ferocious
fierce
hard-fought
pitched
A pitched battle took place between government troops and rebels.
important
climactic
decisive
famous
final
On September 3, the final and decisive battle of the Civil War was fought.
take part in a battle
fight
join
wage
The Combined Fleet joined battle with a large Japanese fleet.
win or lose
lose
win
Charles II lost the Battle of Worcester in 1651.