battle piece

English

Alternative forms

battlepiece, battle-piece

Noun

battle piece (plural battle pieces)

1. (art) A painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle.
2. A piece of music designed to be played in battle.

Translations

painting or musical composition representing a battle

• Finnish: sotamaalaus (painting), sotateos (most kinds of art)
• French: scène de guerre f
• Polish: dzieło o bitwie n

Further reading

• “battle piece”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.