battlefield

CEFRC1

/ˈbætəlˌfiːld/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The place where a battle is fought.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

Examples

  • He would still be alive had he refused to go to the battlefield then.

  • The battlefield was full of the dead and the dying.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield.

  • Though in the past it saw much of the unhappiness and strife of Border warfare—the great battlefields of Pilleth and Mortimer's Cross are nearby—it is now a quiet and happy place.

  • The night of the 16th of May found McPherson's command bivouacked from two to six miles west of the battlefield, along the line of the road to Vicksburg

Synonyms

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After the war, the blank was covered with abandoned equipment and craters.

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Origin

noun

From battle + field.