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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Here are seven secret Cold War projects whose influence can still be seen on today’s battlefield. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 The enemies today are no longer on the battlefields, dropping bombs from the air or firing on our ships from under the sea. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 Children play soccer in Aleppo on an old battlefield, laying new layers of joyful memories. — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Since the Civil War, journalists have routinely embedded with American forces during major conflicts, providing independent accounts of battlefield operations, casualties and the experiences of the troops fighting them. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 6 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

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

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