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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What Ukraine cannot achieve on the battlefield will not be handed to it at the negotiating table.
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Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
Perhaps even more telling, Russia simultaneously launched a fresh wave of drone and missile strikes over Ukraine this weekend, a reminder that Moscow appears increasingly emboldened on the battlefield even as diplomatic channels stall.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
Defence journalist Paul Iddon notes in his article for Forbes that since the 1980s, Tehran has produced unlicensed versions of American systems inherited from the Shah-era arsenal, acquired covertly, or captured on the battlefield.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
The Second World War was won on the home front as well as the battlefield.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
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Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
Perhaps even more telling, Russia simultaneously launched a fresh wave of drone and missile strikes over Ukraine this weekend, a reminder that Moscow appears increasingly emboldened on the battlefield even as diplomatic channels stall.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
Defence journalist Paul Iddon notes in his article for Forbes that since the 1980s, Tehran has produced unlicensed versions of American systems inherited from the Shah-era arsenal, acquired covertly, or captured on the battlefield.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
The Second World War was won on the home front as well as the battlefield.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 14 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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