battlefield
Origin of battlefield
1- Also called bat·tle·ground [bat-l-ground]. /ˈbæt lˌgraʊnd/.
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How to use battlefield in a sentence
Treating PTSD requires re-creating battlefield aromas, for example, while firefighters might train in smoke-scented simulations.
Aromas can evoke beloved journeys — or voyages not yet taken | Jen Rose Smith | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostEspecially on the battlefield, that kind of thing is just absolutely bread and butter.
How Gideon the Ninth author Tamsyn Muir queers the space opera | Constance Grady | February 5, 2021 | VoxIn other words, our immune response depends on how many soldiers the vaccine brings to the battlefield.
Will the vaccines work against the South African variant of COVID-19? | Daniel Bentley | January 8, 2021 | FortuneMacMillan synthesizes a vast body of literature about war, from battlefield accounts to theories of war, and she shows how new technologies and weaponry have repeatedly changed the course of history.
Humans Have Gotten Nicer and Better at Making War - Issue 94: Evolving | Steve Paulson | January 6, 2021 | NautilusThe Park Service also protects a large number of historic battlefields, historic sites, and military parks, leaving no shortage of places where you can explore and pay tribute on this day.
Every Day that the National Parks Are Free in 2021 | Emily Pennington | December 30, 2020 | Outside Online
So however detailed the statistics of the battlefield are, they cannot achieve the goal.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “tactical” side of artillery—its use on a battlefield—was something Jackson was not called upon to explain.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor 50 years, this city that once graced postcards has been a battlefield.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite its recent gains on the battlefield, the fight against rebel brigades has taken a significant toll on the government army.
Local Truces Are Syria’s Sad Little Pieces of Peace | Joshua Hersh | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy one account, it aided U.S. troops in capturing or killing at least ten of those senior leaders from the battlefield.
Rapidity of action and a self-confidence which on the battlefield never felt itself beaten were the cause of Murat's success.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonPultusk and Eylau bore witness to his bravery and address on the battlefield, and Napoleon began to relent.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe first thought of a soldier as he sinks dying or wounded on the battlefield is of home and the loved ones.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe town itself was used as a battlefield and many of the individual houses were completely destroyed.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyBecause of its recumbent position, symbolic of General Lee resting on a battlefield cot, this statue is considered most unique.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for battlefield
battleground (ˈbætəlˌɡraʊnd)
/ (ˈbætəlˌfiːld) /
the place where a battle is fought; an area of conflict
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