embattled

adj.

1. Prepared or fortified for battle or engaged in battle: embattled troops; an embattled city.
2. Beset with attackers, criticism, or controversy: an embattled legislative minority.

Having battlements.

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IN BRIEF: To arrange in order of or preparation for battle; fortify.

The well-trained and embattled army awaited orders from its general.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: beset with attackers or controversy or conflict

Meaning #2: prepared for battle

Meaning #3: having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
  Synonyms: crenelated, crenelate, crenellated, crenellate, indented

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - opstillet, i slagorden, kampklar, i kamp, krenneleret

Nederlands (Dutch)
in slagorde, in gevecht, omstreden, versterkt

Français (French)
adj. - rangé ou formé en bataille (une armée), fortifié (une ville), (fig) aguerri, rompu aux conflits

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kampfbereit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παραταγμένος για μάχη

Italiano (Italian)
agguerrito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - preparado para uma batalha, fortificado

Русский (Russian)
находящийся в бою, готовый к бою, участвующий в споре

Español (Spanish)
adj. - en orden de batalla

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - uppställd i slagordning, rustad till krig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
布阵的, 布防的, 准备战斗的, 城墙上设有堞口的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 佈陣的, 佈防的, 準備戰鬥的, 城牆上設有堞口的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 진용을 갖춘

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 戦闘準備の整った, 敵に取り囲まれた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معد للمعركه, محصن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ערוך לקרב, מאושנב, עם אשנבי-ירי (חומה), מעורב במאבק, מבוצר‬

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