Battleground
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noun.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A. battle-field.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a region where a battle is fought; same as
battlefield
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A location where a
battle
may be fought, or has been fought.
noun.
Figuratively, any subject of
dispute
or
contention
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
Word Usage
"The Globe is running a report every night, it appears, reporting on the Strategic Counsel's running poll of what they term battleground ridings."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
parcel
parcel of land
piece of ground
piece of land
tract
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
Armageddon
Camlan
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
battle-flag
bishop-elect
blue-bordered
cloddy
cloud-burst
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
battlefield
field
field of battle
variant
battlefield