Nouns starting with B

• bull terrier — Noun – English ～ a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
• biological terrorism — Noun – English ～ terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
• battle of Tertry — Noun – English ～ a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis
• blood test — Noun – English ～ a serologic analysis of a sample of blood
• beta test — Noun – English ～ (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
• battle of Tewkesbury — Noun – English ～ the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians
• Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven — Noun – English ～ British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
• Basil the Great — Noun – English ～ (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
• battle of the Aisne — Noun – English ～ a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
• Battle of the Somme — Noun – English ～ battle of World War II (1944)
• battle of the Coral Sea — Noun – English ～ a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
• battle of the Bismarck Sea — Noun – English ～ a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
• Battle of the Somme — Noun – English ～ battle in World War I (1916)
• battle of the Philippine Sea — Noun – English ～ a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte
• Battle of the Spanish Armada — Noun – English ～ in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
• Battle of the Ardennes Bulge — Noun – English ～ a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
• Battle of the Bulge — Noun – English ～ a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
• battle of the Chemin-des-Dames — Noun – English ～ a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
• Battle of the Marne — Noun – English ～ a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
• Battle of the Little Bighorn — Noun – English ～ a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command

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