Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun battle_of_thermopylae

1 sense of battle of thermopylae

Sense 1
Thermopylae, battle of Thermopylae -- (a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece)
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)