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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Some of those decisions, like the 2023 counteroffensive and the 2024 offensive in Kursk, Russia, have weakened Ukraine on the battlefield and therefore hurt its position when negotiations commence.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The constant competition has resulted in the sides looking to gain an advantage in nontraditional battlefields.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, the U.S. official said, none of those steps have yielded major gains for Ukraine on the battlefield.
—Trevor Hunnicutt, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
From the boardroom to the battlefield, the past 12 months will go down as a year that society came under attack from an unprecedented wave of digital threats.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The constant competition has resulted in the sides looking to gain an advantage in nontraditional battlefields.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, the U.S. official said, none of those steps have yielded major gains for Ukraine on the battlefield.
—Trevor Hunnicutt, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
From the boardroom to the battlefield, the past 12 months will go down as a year that society came under attack from an unprecedented wave of digital threats.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 22 Jan. 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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