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

Early reports from the battlefield as he was being transported out were not good. —Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026

In other instances, China directly supplies Iran with Western or Chinese technology components that are found in Iranian drones used against US military installations and economic interests in the Gulf, as well as on Russia’s battlefield in Ukraine. —Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

All are aimed at strengthening battlefield performance. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026

Unlike the expansive battlefields and grand monuments that make up much of the park service, the Women’s Rights National Historical Park blends into the rest of the town, two unassuming brick buildings accompanied by an outdoor memorial and a small parking lot. —Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 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