(a.) Fertile. See Battel, a.
(v. t.) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the
divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
(v. t.) A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
(v. t.) A division of an army; a battalion.
(v. t.) The main body, as distinct from the van and rear;
battalia.
(n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over
theories.
(v. t.) To assail in battle; to fight.
