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battlefield

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bat·tle·field  (btl-fld)
n. In both senses also called battleground.
1. An area where a battle is fought.
2. A sphere of contention.
battlefield or battleground
Noun
the place where a battle is fought
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.battlefieldbattlefield - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field
battlefront, front line, front - the line along which opposing armies face each other
sector - a portion of a military position
parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land
battlefield
noun battleground, front, field, combat zone, field of battle
Translations
Spanish battlefield [ˈbætlfiːld] n → campo m de batalla
French battlefield [ˈbætlfiːld] battle n → champ m de bataille
German battlefield [ˈbætlfiːld] n → Schlachtfeld nt
Italian battlefield [ˈbætlfiːld] n → campo di battaglia
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, given November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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The Horse was wounded and fell dead on the battlefield.
Fables by Aesop View in context
He had passed into the neighborhood of Stone's River battlefield when a man approached him from the roadside and saluted in the military fashion, with a movement of the right hand to the hat-brim.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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