battlefront
noun
bat·tle·front
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfrənt 
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.—
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Hezbollah’s leader warned that a regional war with Israel was a realistic possibility, as fears grew that the conflict in Gaza could spill into a second battlefront with the Lebanese militant group.
—Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
When the soldiers are not uniformed officers of the state and the battlefront is not a distant prospect, war becomes part of everyday life: sisters turn into comrades and villages produce battalions.
—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
In 2022, the 76th’s three frontline regiments were deployed (and mauled) in nearly every battlefront across Ukraine, fighting at the forefront of the battles of Kyiv, Izium, Popasna, Kherson, and Bakhmut.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
And just in the past few weeks, data scraping has emerged as a major battlefront in the new A.I. landscape.
—Bysage Lazzaro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
Along the eastern battlefront, where Russian bombardment has reduced many cities and towns to smoldering ruins, Ukrainian defenders have spoken publicly of being taken aback at times by encounters with local people who refuse to believe that Russia is attacking.
—Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
Indiana is an emerging battlefront against the invasive plant hopper, which can devastate vineyards and harm other native plants and trees.
—The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2023
What Does The Future Look Like? This AR mobility technology won’t be limited to use on the battlefront; both BMW and Volvo have experimented with the idea in road-going vehicles.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
The Russian leader’s message was backed by a torrent of Russian airstrikes and artillery barrages along the 300-mile-long eastern battlefront, including on a steel mill where the last pocket of Ukrainian military resistance remains in the strategic southeastern port city of Mariupol.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
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Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
When the soldiers are not uniformed officers of the state and the battlefront is not a distant prospect, war becomes part of everyday life: sisters turn into comrades and villages produce battalions.
—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
In 2022, the 76th’s three frontline regiments were deployed (and mauled) in nearly every battlefront across Ukraine, fighting at the forefront of the battles of Kyiv, Izium, Popasna, Kherson, and Bakhmut.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
And just in the past few weeks, data scraping has emerged as a major battlefront in the new A.I. landscape.
—Bysage Lazzaro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
Along the eastern battlefront, where Russian bombardment has reduced many cities and towns to smoldering ruins, Ukrainian defenders have spoken publicly of being taken aback at times by encounters with local people who refuse to believe that Russia is attacking.
—Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
Indiana is an emerging battlefront against the invasive plant hopper, which can devastate vineyards and harm other native plants and trees.
—The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2023
What Does The Future Look Like? This AR mobility technology won’t be limited to use on the battlefront; both BMW and Volvo have experimented with the idea in road-going vehicles.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
The Russian leader’s message was backed by a torrent of Russian airstrikes and artillery barrages along the 300-mile-long eastern battlefront, including on a steel mill where the last pocket of Ukrainian military resistance remains in the strategic southeastern port city of Mariupol.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
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First Known Use
1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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