field
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6.5
- noun
- /fiːld/
- We don't put them on a field of battle without first making definitive ownership of that field with our resources.
- field of battle
- field commander
- field army
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- Still, they got paid less, way less than field officers.
Examples
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All could be in the field and ready to fight within two to three days.
Academic text (1999) -
They risked being taken out into a field and just shot.
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Shall we join now on the field of battle?
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We'll need them in the field if we're to win this war with England.
Fiction book (1993) -
Thousands died on that field.
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The whole field was covered with corpses.
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And, and, you know, as we took this turn to the southern field, we got into a pretty intense firefight.
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But it was a life-or-death situation for a JTAC operator in the field.
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"I have been shown in the files of the War Department "a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts "that you are the mother of five "sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.
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The soldiers faced immense challenges as they fought bravely in the field.
Synonyms
202
3.2
An area where soldiers fight during a war
144
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
35
7.7
A large area where soldiers fight during a war
14
5.5
An area where soldiers are actively fighting during a war
11
5.2
An area where soldiers fight in a war
4
8.4
An area where fighting takes place during a war
3
5.8
The place where two armies face each other and fight
2
7.5
An area of land, sea, or air where military fighting happens
2
8.3
A place where soldiers fought that people remember with respect
2
6.1
An area where soldiers fight the enemy
1
7.2
An area where soldiers fight and do military work during a war
Antonyms
Idioms
Make the situation different so some people have a better chance to win
Compounds
- Specialized
78
4.0
An area around a magnet or electric current where a magnet's force moves objects
27
3.6
The part of the outfield on the left side in baseball and the player who plays there
- US
22
3.2
The part of the baseball outfield behind second base between left and right field
- US
16
1.0
An area of grass or artificial grass marked for playing soccer with goalposts
15
2.3
A team sport played on grass where players use curved sticks to hit a small hard ball into a goal
- Specialized
14
3.9
An area around a charged object that pushes or pulls other small charged things
- Specialized
12
3.8
A temporary hospital near a disaster or battlefield that treats injured people
11
6.4
An area where broken pieces from an accident or storm are spread over the ground
- Specialized
10
4.6
The space around a planet or other object that pulls things toward it
- Specialized
9
4.2
The area you can see at one time, for example through a camera or telescope
- Specialized
5
8.3
An idea in physics that explains forces and particles as things spread through space and time, like gravity or electricity
- Specialized
5
5.6
A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place
- Specialized
5
4.6
A person in the army with the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
4
2.1
An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track
- Specialized
4
6.3
A wire wrapped around a magnet that makes a magnetic field in motors and generators
- Specialized
3
7.6
An imaginary line that shows the direction of the force around magnets or electric charges
- Specialized
2
5.8
Large mobile guns that armies use to fire at enemy positions to help front-line troops
2
3.3
A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
2
3.4
A competition on the field where athletes jump or throw, like long jump and shot put
1
3.1
Part of business that helps companies tell people about and sell products or services
- Specialized
1
5.7
A region around the Sun where magnetic forces affect charged particles
- Jargon
1
6.7
A player who leads and directs the team's play on the field, often the quarterback
- Specialized
1
8.2
A branch of physics explaining how very small particles and fields interact
- Literature
1
9.3
A situation where a person's charm makes others ignore real problems
- Specialized
1
6.8
A large movable weapon soldiers use on the battlefield to fire at enemy troops
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Field is tied to the idea of open ground, which gives us battlefield, so a field in war means the area where military operations or battles take place.