battleground
noun
the area where a battle is fought in a war; battlefield.
battlegrounds
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pluralof battleground.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Voting has been cancelled in dozens of lower house constituencies, many known battlegrounds or regions where rebels run parallel administrations beyond the junta's reach.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
Years before the U.S. military set off for battlegrounds in Cuba and the Philippines, rebels in both places had begun to fight for independence from the decrepit Spanish empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
People visiting the Gettysburg battlegrounds or historic district often report seeing spirits still dressed in uniform wandering about town.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
But I and millions of Americans do remember them for fierceness in their respective battlegrounds, a steeliness any sailor should aspire to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Kennedy and his crew had been patrolling passages in the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific, one of many World War II battlegrounds between the United States and Japan.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
