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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Weapons arriving after long deliberations in Washington have diminishing returns because conditions on the battlefield have changed, leading to preventable casualties and setbacks, according to soldiers and commanders on the ground.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
His reluctance to commit support for Ukraine brings a huge degree of uncertainty to the conflict, just as Russia is making its fastest battlefield gains since the early days of the 2022 invasion.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
By most accounts, Russia’s primary concern was not the weapon itself or its potential impact on the battlefield.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Poland is also closely studying the use of AI on Ukrainian battlefields, including geospatial intelligence solutions, unmanned systems, and cyber warfare, seeking to draw lessons to safeguard its security and counter Russian hybrid attacks.
—Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
His reluctance to commit support for Ukraine brings a huge degree of uncertainty to the conflict, just as Russia is making its fastest battlefield gains since the early days of the 2022 invasion.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
By most accounts, Russia’s primary concern was not the weapon itself or its potential impact on the battlefield.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Poland is also closely studying the use of AI on Ukrainian battlefields, including geospatial intelligence solutions, unmanned systems, and cyber warfare, seeking to draw lessons to safeguard its security and counter Russian hybrid attacks.
—Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 3 Dec. 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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