veldslag

Definitions of veldslag
  1. noun
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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    examples:
    Ardennenoffensief
    a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
    type of:
    bestrijding, duel, gevecht, kamp, slag, strijd, treffen, tweegevecht, tweekamp, worsteling
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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