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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Number two, this can't be ended on the battlefield.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
There is an inverse relationship between the size of staffs and victory on the battlefield.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
That is unfortunate but ineluctable, given the balance on the battlefield and the unwillingness of both the Biden administration and the current one to pour in the military resources that would give Ukraine a chance of defeating Russia.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Crisis in Syria's ISIS camps A network of prisons has been holding former Islamic State group militants and their families in northeastern Syria since the organization was defeated in 2019 on the battlefield.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
There is an inverse relationship between the size of staffs and victory on the battlefield.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
That is unfortunate but ineluctable, given the balance on the battlefield and the unwillingness of both the Biden administration and the current one to pour in the military resources that would give Ukraine a chance of defeating Russia.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Crisis in Syria's ISIS camps A network of prisons has been holding former Islamic State group militants and their families in northeastern Syria since the organization was defeated in 2019 on the battlefield.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 19 Feb. 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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