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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He had been detained on the battlefield in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province before being transferred to the United States.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
What remains to be seen is whether the politicians in charge want to grasp the nettles in peace or choose instead to continue gambling for resurrection on the battlefield.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
He was detained on the battlefield in Nangarhar and later taken to the U.S.
—Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
In the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, innovation in drone and counter-drone technology has become a defining feature of the battlefield.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
What remains to be seen is whether the politicians in charge want to grasp the nettles in peace or choose instead to continue gambling for resurrection on the battlefield.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
He was detained on the battlefield in Nangarhar and later taken to the U.S.
—Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
In the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, innovation in drone and counter-drone technology has become a defining feature of the battlefield.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 29 Jan. 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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