Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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salient | Yes | Yes | No | No |
line of battle | Yes | No | No | No |
salient (noun) | line of battle (noun) |
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(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy | a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack |
salient (adjective) | line of battle (adjective) |
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(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees | |
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention | |
represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) |