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Definition of Battle of Britain
1. Noun. The prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it.
Group relationships: Second World War, World War 2, World War Ii
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Battle of Britain
1. Proper noun. A series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe during World War II for air superiority over the United Kingdom prior to any German invasion of the islands. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Britain
Literary usage of Battle of Britain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 by Williamson Murray (1983)
"They suggest that the tendency to view the Battle of Britain as a separate ...
THE Battle of Britain Serious German aircraft losses from the spring campaign ..."
2. Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Philip D. Caine (1994)
"There are scores of volumes about the Battle of Britain. ... An excellent little
volume is the British Air Ministry, The Battle of Britain (New York, 1941). ..."
3. The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat by John A. Warden, III (1995)
"Within days, they shifted to useless night bombings of London.9 AIR RESERVES WON
THE Battle of Britain Commitment of air reserves had won the Battle of ..."
4. The Historians of Scotland (1874)
"The British Triads reprobate this skirmish, as the nugatory battle of Britain.
Whatever cause may have moved the wrath of the kings, whether a bird's nest ..."
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