Phrase guide

killing field

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The field of fire of a machine gun or artillery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A place of mass slaughter, especially the Killing Fields of Cambodia.

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Meaning 3

A vector field on a Riemannian manifold (or pseudo-Riemannian manifold) that preserves the metric.

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Topics: mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 4

(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

History

Etymology

Named after Wilhelm Killing.