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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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Because once peaceful protest is accepted as terrorism, every crowd becomes a potential battlefield and every citizen a suspect.
—Alexis Coe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The Typhon is essentially a large tractor-trailer and lacks the mobility needed for the battlefields of Ukraine.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Zelensky will also note recent battlefield gains—particularly the long-range strikes against Russian oil targets that have caused gasoline shortages in some regions of Russia.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battlefield
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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