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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Crowe plays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, a family man with a fierce aptitude on the battlefield.
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Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Moscow has reportedly made advances on the battlefield in recent months, claiming control over more regions of eastern Ukraine, and their officials have repeatedly insisted that Ukraine give up all of the Donbas, even parts that are still under Kyiv’s control.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
The Kremlin has insisted that its primary goal is a full military takeover of Donetsk -- whether achieved on the battlefield or at the negotiating table -- and has dismissed any notion of returning the nuclear plant to Ukrainian control.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
Arnett was a tough and fearless New Zealander who wrote about the war from the battlefield with a realism that often led to the dismay and anger of President Johnson and the war hawks surrounding him.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
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Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Moscow has reportedly made advances on the battlefield in recent months, claiming control over more regions of eastern Ukraine, and their officials have repeatedly insisted that Ukraine give up all of the Donbas, even parts that are still under Kyiv’s control.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
The Kremlin has insisted that its primary goal is a full military takeover of Donetsk -- whether achieved on the battlefield or at the negotiating table -- and has dismissed any notion of returning the nuclear plant to Ukrainian control.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
Arnett was a tough and fearless New Zealander who wrote about the war from the battlefield with a realism that often led to the dismay and anger of President Johnson and the war hawks surrounding him.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battlefield
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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