Battlefield (Noun)
Meaning
A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The historian walked the entire battlefield to get a sense of the soldiers' perspective during the fight.
- She lost her brother on the battlefield, and his death had a profound impact on her family.
- Medics were rushing across the battlefield, attending to the wounded soldiers and transporting them to a field hospital.
- They took a somber trip to visit the battlefield where their great-grandfather had been killed during World War II.
- Historians argue about the true size of the Roman legions on the battlefield, and some say their estimates have been exaggerated over time.