battlefield
noun
bat·tle·field
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfēld 
1
: a place where a battle is fought
2
: an area of conflict
Examples of battlefield in a Sentence
Hundreds of dead soldiers lay on the battlefield.
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Kyiv — The three hours Maksym spent being transported through the battlefield in eastern Ukraine felt like an eternity.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
The two of them, with cofounder Andrew Reiter, wanted to take the autonomy that Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were promising would transform the auto and e-commerce industries and translate it to the battlefield.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
With a near-stalemate on the battlefield, Ukraine says Russia aims to destabilize it from within by attacking civilians.
—Yuliia Dysa, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Putin, speaking at an annual board meeting of the country's Defense Ministry, touted Russia's military progress on the battlefield and technological advancements as his war in Ukraine grinds on into a fourth year.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
The two of them, with cofounder Andrew Reiter, wanted to take the autonomy that Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were promising would transform the auto and e-commerce industries and translate it to the battlefield.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
With a near-stalemate on the battlefield, Ukraine says Russia aims to destabilize it from within by attacking civilians.
—Yuliia Dysa, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Putin, speaking at an annual board meeting of the country's Defense Ministry, touted Russia's military progress on the battlefield and technological advancements as his war in Ukraine grinds on into a fourth year.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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battlefield
noun
bat·tle·field
-ˌfēld
: a place where a battle is fought or was once fought
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