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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In late November 1939, three months after the Nazis seized Poland, the Red Army invaded Finland in the Winter War, during which battlefield temperatures dropped as low as minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
That can be back at the negotiating table or back on the battlefield, which the U.S. joined by bombing nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
Initially used for reconnaissance, drones now execute precision strikes, destroy armored vehicles, and provide real-time battlefield intelligence.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Europe’s race for intelligence capabilities is driven, in part, by lessons learned on the battlefields of Ukraine.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
That can be back at the negotiating table or back on the battlefield, which the U.S. joined by bombing nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.
—New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025
Initially used for reconnaissance, drones now execute precision strikes, destroy armored vehicles, and provide real-time battlefield intelligence.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Europe’s race for intelligence capabilities is driven, in part, by lessons learned on the battlefields of Ukraine.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 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 1 Jul. 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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