(West Indian slang, MLE, MTE) The buttocks or anus. / (Jamaica, UK, Canada, derogatory) A homosexual man.

(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of battle axe

(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.

(historical) A series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe during World War II for air superiority over southern England and the English Channel prior to any German invasion of the British Isles.

(cricket, usually plural) plural of batting glove

(cricket, baseball, softball) The sequence in which a side's batsmen go in to bat.

(cricket) A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman; equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.

(naval) The names of battles and actions in which a warship (or a previous namesake) has taken part, usually displayed on a board in a prominent position

Alternative form of battlecruiser

(nautical) To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo. / (transitive) To secure. / (intransitive) To prepare for adversity.