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a place where a battle takes place
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Could smokescreen drones become a regular feature of future battlefields?
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David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
This offering by Overland AI, once accepted by the armed forces, can revolutionize logistics delivery on battlefields for the US.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2025
Some historians might trace airborne warfare to earlier conflicts, when reconnaissance balloons offered eagle-eyed views of battlefields and troop movements.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Some roboticists, however, are more skeptical that swarms of autonomous robots will crawl en-masse across the battlefields of Eastern Ukraine any time soon.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2025
The Leopard, with its superior firepower, advanced armor, and precision fire control, dominates modern battlefields, while the Marder provides high mobility, protection, and firepower for mechanized infantry.
—Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2025
Players assemble and paint detailed models representing futuristic soldiers, vehicles and creatures which are then used to enact battles on tabletop battlefields.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The internet has created new battlefields, too, as nations like Russia and China use disinformation and propaganda to undermine their opponents.
—David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Many people are fighting or have died on battlefields in Ukraine, or left the country at the outset of the invasion, although wages have grown because of severe labor shortages.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
This offering by Overland AI, once accepted by the armed forces, can revolutionize logistics delivery on battlefields for the US.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2025
Some historians might trace airborne warfare to earlier conflicts, when reconnaissance balloons offered eagle-eyed views of battlefields and troop movements.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Some roboticists, however, are more skeptical that swarms of autonomous robots will crawl en-masse across the battlefields of Eastern Ukraine any time soon.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2025
The Leopard, with its superior firepower, advanced armor, and precision fire control, dominates modern battlefields, while the Marder provides high mobility, protection, and firepower for mechanized infantry.
—Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2025
Players assemble and paint detailed models representing futuristic soldiers, vehicles and creatures which are then used to enact battles on tabletop battlefields.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The internet has created new battlefields, too, as nations like Russia and China use disinformation and propaganda to undermine their opponents.
—David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Many people are fighting or have died on battlefields in Ukraine, or left the country at the outset of the invasion, although wages have grown because of severe labor shortages.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Battlefields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefields. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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