noun / verb
battle
BAT-uhl/ˈbætl/
A forceful struggle against an opponent or difficulty.
The opposing soldiers clash in battle with shields and raised swords.
Etymology
Bataille meant battle or combat. Its ancestry reaches back to a term for soldiers’ and gladiators’ fighting and fencing exercises, connecting practiced combat with an actual armed clash.
In context
these were the so called buhurtz in which knights would fight each other in two battle lines
More examples
- She battled strong winds on the ride home.
- The legal battle lasted several years.
- They have battled the flood throughout the night.
Forms
battle · battles · battled · battling
battler noun — Someone who struggles with determination.