fertile. see battel, a.-a general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.-a struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.-a division of an army; a battalion.-the main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.-to join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.-to assail in battle; to fight.