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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Moscow says the strike was retaliation for Ukraine’s 40-day campaign on Russian oil refineries and supply lines, which has fueled shortages, hit Crimea and eroded battlefield momentum.
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Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 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.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Neither the economic clouds or battlefield shortcomings have been enough to stop Putin and the Russian military.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Sharper battlefield awareness Teledyne FLIR said the software enhances image quality using computational imaging techniques such as turbulence mitigation, dehazing, and super-resolution.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
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Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 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
Neither the economic clouds or battlefield shortcomings have been enough to stop Putin and the Russian military.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Sharper battlefield awareness Teledyne FLIR said the software enhances image quality using computational imaging techniques such as turbulence mitigation, dehazing, and super-resolution.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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