Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

order of battle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: or-der of -bat-tle
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this.

Example Sentences

"Working for the Resistance, Challe, a regular airman, had skilfully obtained the Luftwaffe order-of-battle on the eve of D-Day and transmitted it to London, for which he was awarded the British D.S.O."

Inflected Forms

orders of battle (plural) battle order (alternative)

Questions

What does order of battle mean?: The arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this.

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