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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His argument reflects lessons from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, where unmanned systems have become central to reconnaissance, targeting and battlefield operations. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026 Moscow — By agreeing to open Russia’s taps and release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel into a starving global market, the Kremlin has achieved something that raw military might on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine could never deliver. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 While such attacks are not unprecedented — Iranian strikes hit data centers in Bahrain and the UAE earlier this year — their fallout reaches far beyond the battlefield, disrupting the services civilians and businesses rely on. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 11 Oct. 2026 The first two seasons chart the rise of legendary early 19th century Zulu King Shaka, his brilliant battlefield strategy and struggle to unite Zulu tribes under his empire. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 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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