battlefield

noun

bat·​tle·​field ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfēld How to pronounce battlefield (audio)
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1
: a place where a battle is fought
2
: an area of conflict

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Hundreds of dead soldiers lay on the battlefield. wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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The report comes shortly after data from Ukrainian open-source mapping group Deep State found that the most active battlefield actions were taking place around Kostyantynivka, which is seen as the gateway to the rest of the Donbas region. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Yet meaningful, comprehensive control of AI both on the battlefield and off has languished, largely because trust between governments and understanding of the technology and its risks is lacking, Russell said. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Russia’s subsequent full-scale invasion has largely degraded into a battlefield stalemate, with Moscow’s and Kyiv’s forces vying for the upper hand, though the two sides have recently intensified their aerial attacks on one another. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 For the next several days, the mountains of West Virginia echoed with gunfire as Blair Mountain became a battlefield. — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Aug. 27, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battlefield

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First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of battlefield was in 1813

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battlefield

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bat·​tle·​field -ˌfēld How to pronounce battlefield (audio)
: a place where a battle is fought or was once fought
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