battlefront

noun bat·tle·front \ -ˌfrənt \

Updated on: 28 Feb 2018

Definition of battlefront

1 : the military sector in which actual combat takes place

2 : a place or context within which a struggle is fought

…he had already served more than a decade as an attorney on the battlefronts of the civil rights movement.
—Vincent Harding

Recent Examples of battlefront from the Web

The race has been the latest battlefront on the post-Trump political landscape, with race, gender and money all swirling around to make the race predictably unpredictable.

— jason johnson, The Root, "Va. Governor’s Race: Conservatives Shed White Tears After Political Ad Calls Out Ed Gillespie’s Racist Ads," 31 Oct. 2017
The two men hashing out their vantage points are two black sidekicks, both of whom have modern military experience, as opposed to Stark, who never served, and Captain America, who has never seen a modern battlefront.

— jeremy harriot, The Root, "Black Heroes for Hire: Scratching the Black Panther Itch," 16 Oct. 2017
But with the simmering conflict having claimed more than 10,000 lives and the battlefront in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine still entrenched, the clamor in some parts of the US government for additional support is growing.

— jason thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, "US giving new consideration to selling arms to Ukraine. Is that wise?," 28 Sep. 2017
Iraq also criticized the deal because the convoy’s intended destination, Abu Kamal, is near Iraqi battlefronts against ISIS.

— rod nordland, New York Times, "ISIS Convoy Reportedly Crosses Syria, at Russia’s Request," 13 Sep. 2017
Well, lots of things, but what best predicted willingness to die on the battlefront was both devotion to a tight-knit group of comrades—fusion with them—and commitment to sacred values.

— matthew hutson, Science | AAAS, "Why do people die fighting for a cause?," 5 Sep. 2017
Limitations of the new study include that the data are based on small numbers of participants from the battlefront due to restricted access, and data from noncombatants are self-reports that are only representative of Spain.

— jacqueline howard, CNN, "What motivates ISIS fighters -- and those who fight against them," 4 Sep. 2017
The display will tell the stories of the impact of World War I on the lives of Oak Park and River Forest residents — men and women who were involved with the war effort both on the battlefront and at home.

— felicia dechter, chicagotribune.com, "Column: World War I exhibit headed to Oak Park River Forest Museum," 24 Aug. 2017
Battlefront II introduces a new class system, bringing it in line with the likes of Battlefield.

— mark walton, Ars Technica, "Star Wars: Battlefront 2: Free DLC, better weapons, and new character classes," 11 June 2017

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