Synonyms of battlefields

battlefields

noun

plural of battlefield

as in fields

a place where a battle takes place

wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fields
• battlegrounds
• grounds
• fronts
• fields of honor
• front lines
• battle lines
• beachheads
• bridgeheads
• footholds
• killing fields

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of battlefields

The 54-year-old insightfully, entertainingly and at times harrowingly recalled experiences on the football fields of Texas and the battlefields of Iraq. —Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026

These were modern inventions made possible by the introduction of railroads to transport prisoners long distances from battlefields, and by the growth of administrative and organizational structures required to manage not just mass armies but hundreds of thousands of prisoners. —Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026

Halo Studios is also introducing vehicles and weapons from later Halo entries, upping the variety of the action on the game's many battlefields. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026

However, modern battlefields, such as those in Ukraine, have changed significantly since the Cold War. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026

The war in Ukraine leaves no doubt that national grid systems comprise primary targets, even battlefields, going forward. —Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

The authorities deployed military-grade electronic weaponry designed to disrupt the GPS signals that Starlink equipment needs to function, a step that activists and civil society groups said was rarely taken outside battlefields like those in Ukraine. —New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

After September 11, presidents dramatically expanded the use of special operations and intelligence assets to dismantle terror networks operating beyond conventional battlefields. —Timothy M. Herbst, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026

Local news, which would become its primary franchise, was secondary to informing isolated Idahoans on the latest from the battlefields and the East and the West coasts. —Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025