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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But service doesn’t only happen on the battlefield.
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Liz Hurtado, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
Healey urged nations to utilize the NATO sales agreement announced by Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte last week to more quickly and efficiently arm Ukraine on the battlefield.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Harnessing leading commercial technologies, these capabilities weren’t mature enough to be on the battlefield a decade ago but have proven instrumental in Ukraine and other recent conflicts.
—Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
In this instance, China enjoyed overwhelming superiority on the battlefield, destroying Indian forces and achieving its political objectives, as India did not challenge China on the border militarily for the next two decades.
—M. Taylor Fravel, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2025
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Liz Hurtado, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
Healey urged nations to utilize the NATO sales agreement announced by Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte last week to more quickly and efficiently arm Ukraine on the battlefield.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Harnessing leading commercial technologies, these capabilities weren’t mature enough to be on the battlefield a decade ago but have proven instrumental in Ukraine and other recent conflicts.
—Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
In this instance, China enjoyed overwhelming superiority on the battlefield, destroying Indian forces and achieving its political objectives, as India did not challenge China on the border militarily for the next two decades.
—M. Taylor Fravel, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 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 29 Jul. 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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