battlefield
nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈbætəlˌfiːld//
The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
noun
- 1
The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
The night of the 16th of May found McPherson's command bivouacked from two to six miles west of the battlefield, along the line of the road to Vicksburg
Though in the past it saw much of the unhappiness and strife of Border warfare—the great battlefields of Pilleth and Mortimer's Cross are nearby—it is now a quiet and happy place.
Etymology
From battle + field.
Forms
- plural
- battlefields
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battlefield · The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
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