battlefield

noun

bat·​tle·​field ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfēld 

1

: a place where a battle is fought

2

: an area of conflict

Synonyms

• battleground
• field

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

Yet harkening back to the example of Clara Barton during the American Civil War, nurses prevented more soldiers from dying on the battlefield by simply introducing soap to prevent battlefield infections. —Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025

But strategically, the battlefield tossup was a clear setback for India. —Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 18 May 2025

We are brought to other lands, into private moments, even on the battlefield. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 17 May 2025

Is the lesson of the past week that Trump will, in person, force Putin into accepting concessions that months of pressure, and years of brutal battlefield struggles, have not? —Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025

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