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noun
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any place or situation of dispute or contention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Any subject of dispute or contention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Ellipsis of battleground state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: government, politics
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noun
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: battlefield, field of battle, field of honor, field
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
Narrower terms: Armageddon, Camlan
History
From battle + ground.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
