Austerlitz n 1: a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805 2: a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II [syn: {Austerlitz}, {battle of Austerlitz}]
Austerlitz \Austerlitz\ n. a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian and Austrian armies of Czar Alexander I and Emperor Francis II. Syn: battle of Austerlitz. [WordNet 1.5]