battles

bat-tles · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Fights between armed forces.

  2. 2.

    Sustained struggles or contests.

  3. 3.

    Fights or struggles against something.

Related words

Antonyms: peace, truces
See also: battle, conflict, fight, war
Synonyms: combats, conflicts, fights, struggles

Etymology

Plural of battle, from Old French bataille.