Synonyms for embattled

Grammar : Adj

Spell : em-bat-ld

Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbæt ld

Définition of embattled

Origin : "under attack," by 1882; earlier it meant "prepared to fight," and (of structures) "fitted with battlements;" past participle adjective from embattle (v.).

adj at war

Example sentences :

This is what I likened to an embattled phalanx, once before.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Embattled in the last corner of the world that was left to him.
Extract from : « The Street That Wasn't There » by Clifford Donald Simak

The printer's boy had faced the embattled oligarchy, and had won.
Extract from : « The Tribune of Nova Scotia » by W. L. (William Lawson) Grant

It is surmounted with an embattled parapet with a turret at each angle.
Extract from : « Exeter » by Sidney Heath

They are the eyes and ears of the encamped or embattled host.
Extract from : « Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive » by Alf Burnett

A term in use for a fesse, bar, or chevron when embattled on both edges.
Extract from : « The Handbook to English Heraldry » by Charles Boutell

"I'll get you yet," he said, pointing a finger at the embattled Stover.
Extract from : « The Varmint » by Owen Johnson

What need, therefore, had the lowly for its embattled walls?
Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4) » by Albert J. Beveridge

The knights, however, were on horseback, and the embattled townsfolk were on foot.
Extract from : « The Eighteen Christian Centuries » by James White

The scene represents the empty interior of an embattled tower.
Extract from : « Richard Wagner and his Poetical Work » by Judith Gautier

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