noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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