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battlefield

[bat-l-feeld]

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.



battlefield

/ ˈbætəlˌɡraʊnd, ˈbætəlˌfiːld /

noun

  1. the place where a battle is fought; an area of conflict

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of battlefield1

First recorded in 1805–15; battle 1 + field
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According to the UN, battlefield executions by Russians have increased at an alarming rate over the past year.

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Newsom posted on social media on Thursday afternoon that "the court just confirmed what we all know — the military belongs on the battlefield, not on our city streets".

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“No firmes nada,” a union organizer shouted into a bullhorn as he stood atop the flatbed of a truck outside Ambience Apparel, doling out battlefield legal advice not to sign anything.

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He said he had seen several Colombians die on the battlefield.

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The family story is told through the lens of Charlie Trammell III, a World War II veteran emotionally scarred by the violence he witnessed on the battlefield and at home in Jim Crow Virginia.

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