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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While Russia continues to make steady but slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine has stalled Russian advances in Sumy.
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Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025
But the real battlefield is the minute in between rounds.
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Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025
But the real battlefield is the minute in between rounds.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Gabbard warned that the danger today is as much ideological as operational, spreading through propaganda and recruitment networks that reach far beyond the battlefield.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025
Shujiro refuses, leaving him injured on the battlefield.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 25 Nov. 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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