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

Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports. — Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

After the president banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, Vanity Fair hit the White House grounds for some battlefield reporting. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

While traditional military equipment, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, remains essential, the president said the war in Ukraine has demonstrated how quickly new technologies are transforming the battlefield. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

That flexibility could prove useful as autonomous aircraft take on a wider range of battlefield roles. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 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