battlefield

noun

bat·​tle·​field ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfēld 

1

: a place where a battle is fought

2

: an area of conflict

Synonyms of battlefield

• field
• battleground
• ground

Examples of battlefield in a Sentence

Hundreds of dead soldiers lay on the battlefield.

wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield

Recent Examples on the Web

After September 11, presidents dramatically expanded the use of special operations and intelligence assets to dismantle terror networks operating beyond conventional battlefields. —Timothy M. Herbst, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026

Two decades of war in Afghanistan and Iraq blurred the traditional boundaries of the battlefield, routinely placing women in combat conditions even before formal restrictions were lifted. —Steven Beynon, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026

It would be designed to operate on high-threat battlefields with heavy electromagnetic interference. —Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026

This artistic decision shifts the focus from the battlefield to the psychological and bureaucratic nightmare faced by those desperately trying to orchestrate a rescue from hundreds of miles away. —Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for battlefield

• unconcealed
• unrepealed
• unrevealed
• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield

Kids Definition

battlefield

noun

bat·​tle·​field -ˌfēld 

: a place where a battle is fought or was once fought