battlefield
Origin of battlefield
1- Also called bat·tle·ground [bat-l-ground]. /ˈbæt lˌgraʊnd/.
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How to use battlefield in a sentence
So however detailed the statistics of the battlefield are, they cannot achieve the goal.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “tactical” side of artillery—its use on a battlefield—was something Jackson was not called upon to explain.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor 50 years, this city that once graced postcards has been a battlefield.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite its recent gains on the battlefield, the fight against rebel brigades has taken a significant toll on the government army.
Local Truces Are Syria’s Sad Little Pieces of Peace | Joshua Hersh | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy one account, it aided U.S. troops in capturing or killing at least ten of those senior leaders from the battlefield.
Rapidity of action and a self-confidence which on the battlefield never felt itself beaten were the cause of Murat's success.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonPultusk and Eylau bore witness to his bravery and address on the battlefield, and Napoleon began to relent.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe first thought of a soldier as he sinks dying or wounded on the battlefield is of home and the loved ones.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe town itself was used as a battlefield and many of the individual houses were completely destroyed.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyBecause of its recumbent position, symbolic of General Lee resting on a battlefield cot, this statue is considered most unique.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for battlefield
battleground (ˈbætəlˌɡraʊnd)
/ (ˈbætəlˌfiːld) /
the place where a battle is fought; an area of conflict
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