noun
the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
• Syn: ↑Hastings
• Regions: ↑England
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑Norman Conquest
Useful english dictionary. 2012.