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

Ghalibaf accused Israel of attacking infrastructure to conceal battlefield defeats in an X post. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026

This ensures compatibility with existing battlefield systems and reduces training time. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026

No conflict, however, has done more to reshape the battlefield around drone technology than Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. —Scott Neuman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026

Around the world, Starlink is utilized by 10 million users and counting, from rural communities to Ukrainian battlefields to remote Amazonian tribes. —Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 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