Austerlitz

Other forms: Austerlitzes

Definitions of Austerlitz

1. noun

   a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805
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   town

   an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
2. noun

   a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II
   synonyms: battle of Austerlitz

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   pitched battle

   a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place