battlefields

noun

plural of battlefield
as in fields
a place where a battle takes place wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield

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Recent Examples of battlefields But Meier described Auterion as being well positioned to bring some lessons learned from Ukrainian battlefields back to compete within the more regimented US system. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 The house, now a visitor’s center with exhibits and a souvenir shop, is free to access, but guided tours of the house and battlefields are available for purchase. — Zuri Primos july 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 The other demonstrates how a relatively inexpensive drone can still reshape modern battlefields when paired with effective tactics and operational planning. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 Like scores of others, Chalmers was taken to a hospital in the city when he was medevaced from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 It’s intended for use on battlefields and other challenging environments. — Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 In its early years, the flag was primarily used on battlefields, military forts, and ships as a form of identification. — Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Roberts noted that race and citizenship had been fiercely debated in courts, speeches, Congress and battlefields because of Black Americans’ fight for freedom from slavery. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 But they’re used to an older style of war, fought on open battlefields. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefields
  1. fields
  2. battlegrounds
  3. grounds
Noun
  • Insider tip Follow the paths through the lavender fields at sunset, when the bees begin to settle and the fields catch the last of the ethereal light.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Platsdarm’s volunteers go into fields and forests, among ruins and across territory, where the ground is often mined.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of fields
Noun
  • But the other battlegrounds of Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, and Texas have disappointed Democrats in recent years and are tight enough to go either way.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Abdul El-Sayed proved that a progressive can win a statewide Democratic primary in one of the nation's biggest battlegrounds.
    — Averi Harper, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of battlegrounds
Noun
  • The administration is pushing to restrict leading Chinese open-weight models on cybersecurity grounds.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While Theo lived in the hospital, Sarah and Gary lived on the hospital grounds at the Ronald McDonald House — becoming one of the longest residents to ever stay at the home.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds

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