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battle ground

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bat⋅tle⋅field

  [bat-l-feeld]
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–noun
1. the field or ground on which a battle is fought.
2. an area of contention, conflict, or hostile opposition: During that era the classroom became a battlefield of incompatible ideologies.
Also called bat⋅tle⋅ground  [bat-l-ground] .

Origin:
1805–15; battle 1 + field
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bat·tle·field   (bāt'l-fēld')   
n.   In both senses also called battleground.

  1. An area where a battle is fought.

  2. A sphere of contention.

bat·tle·ground   (bāt'l-ground')   
n.  See battlefield.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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