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

In these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield victories like few people have ever seen before. —James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

In the meantime, the battlefield costs will rise and geopolitical implications deepen across the Middle East. —David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

For Cram, however, the experience remains grounded in duty rather than recognition — a perspective shaped on the battlefield decades ago and unchanged by time. —Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026

Stretch the battlefield across the region. —Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 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