Battlefield - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbætlfiːld|  American pronunciation of the word battlefield
Brit.  |ˈbæt(ə)lfiːld|  British pronunciation of the word battlefield

noun

- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought (syn: battleground, field)
they made a tour of Civil War battlefields

Extra examples

Hundreds of dead soldiers lay on the battlefield.

...wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield...

Education has become a political battleground.

The general met his death on the battlefield.

Frequent reports from the battlefield kept the general informed about how the attack was progressing.

...Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, “we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground”....

The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.

The battlefield is a national historical landmark.

...the knights feasted and wassailed for three days after the battlefield victory...

The two armies finally met on the battlefield at Stamford Bridge.

Word forms

noun
singular: battlefield
plural: battlefields
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