(redirected fromNo man's land (warfare)) Thesaurus Medical n. 1.Land under dispute by two opposing parties, especially the field of battle between the lines of two opposing entrenched armies. 2.An area of uncertainty or ambiguity. 3.An unclaimed or unowned piece of land. ...
He wanted more liberal laws on the punishment of debtors. (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.). The battle was fought just over that hill. Thomas Macaulay (1800-1859) He had to fight his way through the world. Bible, 2 Timothy iv. 7 I have fought a...
attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" slice - hit a ball so that it causes a backspin chop - hit sharply stroke ...
The Use ofAbidein Literature and Popular Culture The comments by users of this dictionary suggest that many people who are interested in the meaning of the wordabideare motivated by one of two rather distinct things: the Bible, in which, for instance, Jesus calls upon his followers to "abide...
beings were not one species, but divided into several different "races" that were biologically driven to struggle against one another for living space to ensure their survival. Only those "races" with superior qualities could win this eternal struggle which was carried out by force and warfare."...
He tells me that the Spanish soldiers acted with their accustomed valour, and did their best to vanquish their black opponents; but that in spite of their efforts, the enemy proved more than a match for them. The guerilla mode of warfare adopted by the swarthy warriors, assisted by the ...
— In the Wilds of Florida - A Tale of Warfare and Hunting • W.H.G. Kingston Read full book for free! ...and hope to be home to-night (Monday). I walked the whole way byKingston, Hampton, Sunbury (Miss Oriel's place), Windsor, Wallingford, &c.—a good part of the way by...
slavery, condition in which one human being was owned by another. A slave was considered by law as property, or chattel, and was deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by free persons. There is no consensus on what a slave was or on how the institution of slavery should be defi...
Oedipus is often cited as an example of the former, while Tiresias may be seen as an example of the latter. References to blind persons in Classical Greek literature describe blindness as occurring through accident, through warfare, or as punishment for social or religious transgressions. Today ...
After 150 years of bloody religious warfare, liberals in Europe rose up to champion religious tolerance. Along with religious freedom, they promoted freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom in the workplace. Yet many Europeans remained illiberal for many years, and religious ...