NOUN
- the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
How To Use Battle of Britain In A Sentence
- A similar performance then would be an unmitigated disaster, with the Battle of Britain likely to be no more than a bloodbath.
- From what my father says, he more or less commanded the Battle of Britain.
- We are at the time of year when we commemorate the great valour shown in the Battle of Britain.
- It will reach a peak with a fly-past by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which includes a Lancaster bomber, a Hurricane and a Spitfire, during the weekend of July 5 and 6.
- It will be followed by a fly-past by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota, a display by pipers and a military salute.
- The flypast was led by The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – one of the events staged to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the battle. Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » Blog Archive » Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates Her 84th Birthday
- Yet again, the old Battle of Britain headlines will be dusted down.
- During the Battle of Britain in 1940, Sheffield was a major target because of all the steelworks and the heavy manufacturing plants that dominated the city at that time.
- He was eight years old when he witnessed the Battle of Britain in the form of Churchillian rhetoric on a radio set.
- Battle of Britain survivors yesterday launched a project to raise funds for a monument to commemorate their historic actions.