1. a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Third Crusade
n 1: a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king
of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions
and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against
forces united by religious zeal