The Collaborative International Dictionary
battle-hardened \battle-hardened\ a. Experienced in combat, and therefore more effective at fighting; -- used mostly of infantry troops; as, battle-hardened veterans.
Syn: combat-hardened, combat-tested.
Usage examples of "battle-hardened".
Likewise, the federal troops, the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne and 101st, are battle-hardened veterans who know to use appropriate force.
Though not specifically trained for combat, they more than held their own against battle-hardened North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, and they tell remarkable stories of combat and courage under fire.
Some of the battle-hardened invaders managed to form into small groups, but the people of Ten-Towns, fighting for their homes and the lives of their loved ones and armed with crafted weapons and shields forged by dwarven smiths, pressed in immediately.
Bruenor and Dagnabit led the main assault force of battle-hardened dwarves and wild barbarians, sweeping out room after room of the duergar scum.
With the hostile missiles already launched and incoming, there was less response time than the doctrine’s formulators had hoped there would be, but Schneider’s battle-hardened squadron commanders had learned their trade well.
She had never before seen anyone move with such silent grace, like a big jungle cat on velvet paws instead of a battle-hardened warrior in boots.
With their battle-hardened eyes and smoking guns, the two who had rescued him and his crew looked more like commandos than ocean scientists.