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

All of those artifacts give the characters superpowers on the battlefield, like Cai’s burst of flame that can hit multiple enemies at a distance. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

The semiannual military exercise, called Combined Resolve, gave the US military a firsthand taste of how modern drone warfare has evolved on the battlefields of Ukraine. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026

Evokes dark environments filled with gray smoke and the atmosphere of a battlefield. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Designed by a Ukrainian military tech firm in direct response to battlefield feedback, the all-wheel-drive machine navigates hazardous frontline terrain where heavy vehicles grind to a halt. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 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