Battles

What does BATTLES mean?

Battles is a form of BATTLE.

1. noun

   a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

   “Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga”

2. noun

   an energetic attempt to achieve something

   “getting through the crowd was a real struggle”

3. verb

   battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

   “The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq”

4. noun

   an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

   “the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.