field of battle

noun phrase

: a place where a battle occurs
Hundreds of dead soldiers lay on the field of battle.

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Boston Dynamics, with its focus on balancing dexterity and strength, shows us that humanoid robots might one day be used in complex environments such as the field of battle. Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Game designers and creators have constantly evolved the releases, changing the field of battle, moving to video game consoles, then to 24/7 online multiplayer games, and onto mobile devices. Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 Then the artwork came in—a graphic image by Ralph Steadman, the famous Rolling Stone artist, showing Reg on the field of battle, clad in baggy pants that appear to be spraying blood. Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024 The dragons met violently a thousand feet above the field of battle, as balls of fire burst and blossomed, so bright that men swore later that the sky was full of suns. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2024 Sometimes they are settled in maneuvers in court, other times the lords take things onto the field of battle. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 In that lighter air of expiation, women lit candles on the edge of the street that led from the shrine to the place that marked Hussein’s camp on the field of battle. Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023 The flip side of Ukraine’s startling unity and spirit was Russia’s incompetence in the field of battle, of course. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 2 June 2023 The flip side of Ukraine’s startling unity and spirit was Russia’s incompetence in the field of battle. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 2 June 2023

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“Field of battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20of%20battle. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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