line of battle

English Thesaurus

1. a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack (noun.location)

hypernym	:	line,
definition	:	a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) (noun.location)

part holonym	:	salient,
definition	:	(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy (noun.location)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)