ALL meanings of battle line
bat·tle line
B b - noun battle line the line along which troops are positioned for battle 3
- noun battle line the line along which warring troops meet. 1
- noun battle line (military, army) The notional line on either side of which opposing forces are arrayed, and at which they meet in battle; a fortified line, short of the line where battle is expected, and behind which forces are arrayed; a forward line of infantry or other force, prepared for battle. 0
- noun battle line (military, navy) A line of battle. 0
- noun battle line (figuratively, chiefly in the plural) Any of those parts of a contest which, as a result of strategic decisions on both sides, are most closely fought and will likely determine the contest's course and outcome. 0