Meaning & use

battlefield

noun·Academic

The area of land where a battle takes place or has taken place.

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Historians still study the old battlefield to understand how the battle unfolded.

The general surveyed the battlefield before deciding where to position his troops.

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Battlefield is also used figuratively to describe any fiercely contested arena, such as a political battlefield.

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