battleground

noun

bat·​tle·​ground ˈba-tᵊl-ˌgrau̇nd 

: battlefield

Synonyms of battleground

• battlefield

Examples of battleground in a Sentence

the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground

Recent Examples on the Web

That means a Senate battleground map of at least a dozen states, with the potential for more to get added. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

In the West, retail media has evolved into a major budget destination and a measurement battleground, but execution is still fragmented across retailers and marketing campaigns. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

And one difficulty with choosing the WNBA as a culture-war battleground is that culture warriors don’t like the WNBA. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

America’s foie gras wars rage on and the latest battleground is the capital. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for battleground

• aboveground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background

Kids Definition

battleground

noun

bat·​tle·​ground -ˌgrau̇nd 

: battlefield