battlefront

[bat-l-fruhnt]

noun

the extreme forward area of a battlefield, where troops are in direct contact with the enemy.

Origin of battlefront

First recorded in 1910–15; battle¹ + front

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There was no divide between the home front and the battlefront.
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Wendy Lower
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Reporters whose only battlefront experience may have been color war in camp, mocked him for that.
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Gil Troy
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The letter from Dick Rover had been sent from the battlefront in France.
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Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
Her experiences at the battlefront in France had taught her many things.
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Alice B. Emerson
The French went away from this part of their battlefront with regret and emotion.
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Philip Gibbs
I hardly believe that you will find it necessary to make a radical change in your battlefront.
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Jacob Wassermann
The crash of falling trees and the snapping of the fire was like the sound from a battlefront.
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Ruth Belmore Endicott