BATTLEFIELD

battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field

(noun) a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; “they made a tour of Civil War battlefields”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

battlefield (plural battlefields)

The area where a land battle is or was fought, which is not necessarily a field.

Synonyms

• field of battle

• battleground

Source: Wiktionary



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