battlefield
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈbætəlˌfiːld/
- Veterans often visit the battlefield to remember their fallen comrades.
- die on the battlefield
- victory on the battlefield
- war on the battlefield
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Watch on YouTubeWe unleash that on the battlefield to great effect.
- We unleash that on the battlefield to great effect.
- You're going to die on a battlefield for this cause.
- He spread fire across the battlefield from his plane.
- They're the one who can assess the battlefield, make decisions right then and there.
- The Marines taught reckless battlefield survival skills.
- We did so on civil war battlefields.
- I've seen hard things in my life on battlefields.
- How does the US military train soldiers for the battlefield?
- Go forward, get aggressive and attack, whether it's on the battlefield
- But when you get to the boots on the ground, the battlefield destroys your central plans.
- And it's just a master work of battlefield non fiction.
Examples
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Ukraine has made notable progress on the battlefield in this.
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This war is being fought on two different battlefields, daytime and nighttime.
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We are met upon a great battlefield of that war.
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I fought on the battlefield.
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Tall grass will cover the battlefield.
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Their goal is to prepare the battlefield, gather intelligence ahead of the special operations raid.
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It was one of the worst battlefield disasters of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Heavy shelling rain and broken irrigation channels turn the battlefield into a sea of mud.
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The soldiers prepared to fight on the battlefield at dawn.
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After the battle, the battlefield was filled with remnants of the conflict.
Synonyms
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6.5
An area where soldiers fight during a war
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6.8
The line or area where opposing armies fight during a war
101
4.4
A place where people fight physically or argue strongly
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5.5
An area where soldiers are actively fighting during a war
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5.2
An area where soldiers fight in a war
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5.8
The place where two armies face each other and fight
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8.3
A place where soldiers fought that people remember with respect
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6.1
An area where soldiers fight the enemy
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7.9
Land that shows damage from war or fighting
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Battlefield is made from two simple words: battle meaning 'fight' and field meaning 'open land', so it literally means the 'open place where a fight happens'. That's why it means an area where a battle is or has been fought.