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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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
This was the platform on which Lincoln won re-election in 1864—a re-election made possible by battlefield triumphs due in large part to Black arms-bearing.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Estimates suggest that unmanned aerial vehicles are responsible for up to 80% of battlefield casualties.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
New York Times Texas A&M is the next cultural battlefield.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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