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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China has treated the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to gain operational and technological insights, reverse engineer U.S. weapons recovered from the battlefield, and find ways to circumvent Western economic sanctions.
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
North Korean troops joining Vladimir Putin's war have come under fire for the first time, according to a Kyiv official, as a map by Newsweek outlines their journey from the East Asia peninsula to a European battlefield's front line.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Moving from a senatorial debate to a literal battlefield, the phrase's contemporary usage is linked to Communist leader Vladimir Lenin’s description of Russian soldiers deserting the Tsar's army.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing intelligence reports, claimed last Friday that North Korean troops would be on the battlefield within days.
—Lorne Cook and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
North Korean troops joining Vladimir Putin's war have come under fire for the first time, according to a Kyiv official, as a map by Newsweek outlines their journey from the East Asia peninsula to a European battlefield's front line.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Moving from a senatorial debate to a literal battlefield, the phrase's contemporary usage is linked to Communist leader Vladimir Lenin’s description of Russian soldiers deserting the Tsar's army.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing intelligence reports, claimed last Friday that North Korean troops would be on the battlefield within days.
—Lorne Cook and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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