battlefront

noun

bat·​tle·​front ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfrənt How to pronounce battlefront (audio)
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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

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As horses on the battlefront became obsolete as technology (and tanks) advanced, American polo was left with a serious pipeline problem. Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026 That decision was made by Tehran in an attempt to turn Lebanon into another battlefront. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 Those proceedings are one of three battlefronts in a steadily escalating legal war targeting core parts of the representation business. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 The homefront became an essential battlefront. Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battlefront

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of battlefront was in 1813

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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefront. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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