English noun: Battle of Britain | |||
1. | Battle of Britain (act) the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it | ||
Instance hypernym | battle, conflict, engagement, fight | ||
Part meronym | Second World War, World War 2, World War II | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||