BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Marston Moor mean? 

• BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR has 1 sense:

1. a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert

  Familiarity information: BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Marston Moor; Marston Moor

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Holonyms ("battle of Marston Moor" is a part of...):

English Civil War (civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648)