battlefront
noun
bat·tle·front
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfrənt 
1
: the military sector in which actual combat takes place
2
: a place or context within which a struggle is fought
… he had already served more than a decade as an attorney on the battlefronts of the civil rights movement.—
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South Korea's spy agency said in April that about 600 North Korean soldiers died on the Russia-Ukraine battlefronts.
—Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
The peacekeeping operation in Ukraine has been lauded worldwide for its leading-edge use of satellites and uncrewed aerial vehicles, or drones, equipped with cameras to provide real-time detection of troop movements, missile batteries and the flow of refugees away from battlefronts.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The latest salvo in that battlefront has been launched.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Experts say China is also catching up with the United States in artificial intelligence, considered the battlefront of the next industrial revolution.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
The peacekeeping operation in Ukraine has been lauded worldwide for its leading-edge use of satellites and uncrewed aerial vehicles, or drones, equipped with cameras to provide real-time detection of troop movements, missile batteries and the flow of refugees away from battlefronts.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The latest salvo in that battlefront has been launched.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Experts say China is also catching up with the United States in artificial intelligence, considered the battlefront of the next industrial revolution.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefront. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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