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ba t|tle cruis|er (battle cruisers ) also battlecruiser N‑COUNT A battle cruiser is a large fast warship that is lighter than a battleship and moves more easily.

ba t|tle cry (battle cries ) also battle-cry

1 N‑COUNT A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign. □  Their battle-cry will be: 'Sign this petition before they sign away your country.'

2 N‑COUNT A battle cry is a shout that soldiers give as they go into battle.

battle|field /bæ t ^ə lfiːld/ (battlefields )

1 N‑COUNT A battlefield is a place where a battle is fought. □  …the battlefields of the Somme.

2 N‑COUNT You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as a battlefield . □  …the domestic battlefield of family life.

battle|ground /bæ t ^ə lgraʊnd/ (battlegrounds )

1 N‑COUNT A battleground is the same as a battlefield .

2 N‑COUNT You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as a battleground . □  …the battleground of education. □  Children's literature is an ideological battleground.

bat|tle|ments /bæ t ^ə lmənts/ N‑PLURAL The battlements of a castle or fortress consist of a wall built round the top, with gaps through which guns or arrows can be fired.

battle|ship /bæ t ^ə lʃ I p/ (battleships ) N‑COUNT A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.

bat|ty /bæ ti/ (battier , battiest ) ADJ If you say that someone is batty , you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  Laura's going a bit batty. □  …some batty uncle of theirs.

bau|ble /bɔː b ^ə l/ (baubles ) N‑COUNT A bauble is a small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery. □  …Christmas trees decorated with coloured baubles.

baulk /bɔː lk, [AM ] bɔː k/ → see balk

baux|ite /bɔː ksa I t/ N‑UNCOUNT Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which aluminium is obtained.

bawdy /bɔː di/ (bawdier , bawdiest ) ADJ A bawdy story or joke contains humorous references to sex. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

bawl /bɔː l/ (bawls , bawling , bawled )

1 VERB If you bawl , you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you. □ [V + at ] When I came back to the hotel Laura and Peter were shouting and bawling at each other. □ [V with quote] Then a voice bawled: 'Lay off! I'll kill you, you little rascal!'. □ [V n] He tried to direct the video like a fashion show, bawling instructions to the girls. ● PHRASAL VERB Bawl out means the same as bawl . □ [V P with quote] Someone in the audience bawled out 'Not him again!' [Also V P n, V n P , V P + to ]

2 VERB If you say that a child is bawling , you are annoyed because it is crying loudly. □ [V ] One of the toddlers was bawling, and the other had a runny nose. □ [V -ing] …a bawling baby. [Also V with quote]

bay ◆◇◇ /be I / (bays , baying , bayed )

1 N‑COUNT [oft in names] A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards. □  …a short ferry ride across the bay. □  …the Bay of Bengal. □  …the San Francisco Bay area.

2 N‑COUNT A bay is a partly enclosed area, inside or outside a building, that is used for a particular purpose. □  The animals are herded into a bay, then butchered. □  The car reversed into the loading bay.

3 N‑COUNT A bay is an area of a room which extends beyond the main walls of a house, especially an area with a large window at the front of a house.

4 ADJ A bay horse is reddish-brown in colour.

5 VERB [usu cont] If a number of people are baying for something, they are demanding something angrily, usually that someone should be punished. □ [V + for ] The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty. □ [V -ing] …the baying crowd.