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

1 sense of battle of kerbala

Sense 1
Battle of Kerbala -- (a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually")
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)