Meaning & use
battlefield
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.
A note on using this word
Battlefield is also used figuratively to describe any fiercely contested arena, such as a political battlefield.
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