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- DictionaryBat·tle·field/ˈbad(ə)lˌfēld/
noun
- 1. the piece of ground on which a battle is or was fought: "death on the battlefield"
A battlefield, battleground, or field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact between opposing forces, though battles may involve troops covering broad geographic areas.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun. A battlefield is a place where a battle is fought. ...the battlefields of the Somme. Synonyms: battleground, front, field, war zone More Synonyms of battlefield. 2. countable noun. You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as a battlefield . ...the domestic battlefield of family life.
4 days ago · 1. countable noun. A battlefield is a place where a battle is fought. ...the struggle to save America's Civil War battlefields. Synonyms: battleground, front, field, war zone More Synonyms of battlefield. 2. countable noun. You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as a battlefield .
plural battlefields. Britannica Dictionary definition of BATTLEFIELD. [count] 1. : a place where a battle is fought. Hundreds of dead soldiers lay on the battlefield. 2. : an area of conflict or disagreement. a political battlefield.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Military battlefield bat‧tle‧field / ˈbætlfiːld / (also battleground / bætlɡraʊnd /) noun [countable] 1 PM a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought 2 ARGUE a subject that people disagree or argue a lot about Education has become a political battleground ...
a situation in which people are opposed to each other; a subject that people feel strongly about and argue about. Arkansas is among the key electoral battlefields. Education policy is an ideological battlefield. See battlefield in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See battlefield in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English.
an area of contention, conflict, or hostile opposition: During that era the classroom became a battlefield of incompatible ideologies. Also called bat•tle•ground (bat′ l ground′). battle1 + field 1805–15. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: battlefield /ˈbætəlˌfiːld/, battleground /ˈbætəlˌɡraʊnd/ n.
