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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Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Beyond the battlefield Actile is now collaborating with Rice Athletics to explore sports applications.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Its fighters share close ideological ties and battlefield experience with Afghanistan's Taliban.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Kim now has Moscow for weapons deals and oil, Beijing for trade, and a domestic narrative of resilience under sanctions and heroism on the battlefield in Ukraine.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 30 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 11 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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