battleground

UK: /ˈbæt^əlgraʊnd/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

bat•tle•field /ˈbætəlˌfild/   n. [countable]

1. Military the field or ground on which a battle is fought.
2. Also called bat•tle•ground/ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd/.  an area or subject of conflict:
   The classroom had become a battlefield over competing attitudes concerning Columbus.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

bat•tle•field  (bat′l fēld′), n. 

1. Military the field or ground on which a battle is fought.
2. an area of contention, conflict, or hostile opposition:
   During that era the classroom became a battlefield of incompatible ideologies.

Also called bat•tle•ground  (bat′l ground′). 

• battle¹ + field 1805–15

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battlefield / ˈbæt^əlˌfiːld/, battleground / ˈbæt^əlˌɡraʊnd/ noun

1. the place where a battle is fought; an area of conflict