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
Recent Examples on the Web
Historically, wars end in one of three ways: one side beats the other, the fighting freezes along a de facto front line (e.g., the Korean Peninsula) or the combatants come to the realization that more can be achieved at the negotiating table than the battlefield.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2024
Democrats are a handful of seats away from a majority, and the battlefield is narrower than usual after the latest round of redistricting.
—Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Don’t be surprised if the college athlete legal battlefield expands to workers’ comp.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024
Murphy is concerned that downsizing healthcare has hurt military readiness, leaving American troops less healthy and spiraling down the number of doctors, nurses and battlefield medics trained-up in the case of another war.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 17 June 2024
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2024
Democrats are a handful of seats away from a majority, and the battlefield is narrower than usual after the latest round of redistricting.
—Patrick Svitek, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Don’t be surprised if the college athlete legal battlefield expands to workers’ comp.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024
Murphy is concerned that downsizing healthcare has hurt military readiness, leaving American troops less healthy and spiraling down the number of doctors, nurses and battlefield medics trained-up in the case of another war.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 17 June 2024
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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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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