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battlefront

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The area in which opponents or opposing ideas meet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the line along which opposing armies face each other

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: front, front line

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: line

History

Etymology

From battle + front.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ainu: キプツ゚ㇽ (kiputur) — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Arabic: جبهة القتال (jabhat alqital) — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 前線 /前线 (qiánxiàn) — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Finnish: rintama — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • German: Front — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Italian: fronte di battaglia — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Japanese: バトルフロント (batorufuronto) — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Portuguese: frente de batalha — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Russian: фронт (front) — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Russian: передова́я (peredovája) — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Spanish: frente de batalla — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
  • Turkish: cephe — line along which opposing armies engage in combat
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