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BATLF-eeld/ˈbætlfiːld/

A battlefield is a place where a battle is fought, or an area of conflict: the battlefield of the Somme; a political battlefield. Battleground is a close twin; front and theatre of war are related. Map the battlefield on the OS extract, then name the year. Mix-up: battlefield vs battle field as two words in old sources; battlefield as a game title. Do not write battlefield for a playground quarrel with no source of that weight.

Meaning

A place where a battle is fought, or an area of conflict (a political battlefield).

Examples

• “Map the battlefield on the OS extract, then name the year.”
• “A political battlefield featured in the citizenship source, which is the figurative sense — still name the bill.”

Good to know

the battlefield of; on the battlefield; a political battlefield. Close: battleground / front. Trap: a game title. History, geography, and citizenship. Where a battle is fought, or a field of conflict — specify.

Near in meaning

battleground, front, theatre of war

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