Marston Moor

Other forms: Marston Moors

Definitions of Marston Moor
  1. noun
    a former moor in northern England
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    moor, moorland
    open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
  2. noun
    a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
    synonyms: battle of Marston Moor
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    pitched battle
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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