battlefield
noun/ˈbætəlˌfiːld/
Frequency rank: #4,593 most common English word
Meaning
a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought.
Example sentence
The soldiers were ordered to retreat from the battlefield after suffering heavy losses.
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