Battlefield
noun
A place where a fight, especially a large-scale fight, between two opponents takes place.
Many soldiers lost their lives on the battlefield during World War II.
Often appears as...
- blood-stained battlefield
- deserted battlefield
noun
A situation or area of conflict or struggle.
Politics can become a battlefield of conflicting opinions.
Often appears as...
- battlefield of ideas
- battlefield of politics
noun
A place where a fight, especially a large-scale fight, between two opponents takes place.
Many soldiers lost their lives on the battlefield during World War II.
Often appears as...
- blood-stained battlefield
- deserted battlefield
noun
A situation or area of conflict or struggle.
Politics can become a battlefield of conflicting opinions.
Often appears as...
- battlefield of ideas
- battlefield of politics
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Refers to the actual location where military conflicts are fought. Used when discussing history or news.
A new memorial was erected on the battlefield where the decisive battle took place.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Often associated with famous historical battles. Learning about these can provide deeper understanding.
Gettysburg is a battlefield that played a crucial role in the American Civil War.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe intense competitions or arguments.
The courtroom became a battlefield as both lawyers passionately defended their clients.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Refers to the actual location where military conflicts are fought. Used when discussing history or news.
A new memorial was erected on the battlefield where the decisive battle took place.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Often associated with famous historical battles. Learning about these can provide deeper understanding.
Gettysburg is a battlefield that played a crucial role in the American Civil War.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe intense competitions or arguments.
The courtroom became a battlefield as both lawyers passionately defended their clients.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Refers to the actual location where military conflicts are fought. Used when discussing history or news.
A new memorial was erected on the battlefield where the decisive battle took place.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Often associated with famous historical battles. Learning about these can provide deeper understanding.
Gettysburg is a battlefield that played a crucial role in the American Civil War.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe intense competitions or arguments.
The courtroom became a battlefield as both lawyers passionately defended their clients.
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What happens when you...
Fortunately, with immediate and proper treatment, he survived the potentially fatal episode and has since helped save 167 people in similar circumstances. From ancient soldiers on the battlefield to modern day warriors on the gridiron, exertional heat stroke, or sunstroke, has long been a serious concern.
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The most detailed map of...
you need to know the battlefield. So at its core, mapping the sky involves three essential elements. You've got objects that are giving off light, you've got telescopes that are collecting that light, and you've got instruments that are helping you understand what that light is.
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How do blood transfusions...
that could transport donor blood onto the battlefields of World War I. Combined with the newly-discovered heparin, medics safely stored and preserved liters of blood, wheeling it directly onto the battlefield to transfuse wounded soldiers.
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Aspen Baker: A better...
whether as fellow women or even just as fellow people, to talk with one another about the abortions that we have. There is a gap. Between what happens in politics and what happens in real life, and in that gap, a battlefield mentality.
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and sent to the battlefields of Europe, and they threw themselves into it. They fought with amazing, incredible courage and valor. They were sent out on the most dangerous missions and they sustained the highest combat casualty rate
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military forces around the world began to apply these new scientific understandings to the battlefield, transforming the earlier, crude rockets into powerful weapons of war. However, the true dawn of space rocketry
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But while the characters and their psychologies are gripping, Tolstoy is not afraid to interrupt the narrative to pose insightful questions about history. Why do wars start? What are good battlefield tactics?
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Children of U.S. Civil...
reports sent in by some field commanders on the battlefield and my father said yes so lincoln had given him the reports to read on the uh thing lincoln had known my father had been severely wounded
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How I made the ultimate...
knew I wanted to make a military vehicle toy I imagine a world where air power never evolved and tanks did getting bigger and bigger eventually any of like fortresses walking over the battlefield
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the battlefield lies empty the temple troupe have beaten off the slum Dogz
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What happens when you...
Fortunately, with immediate and proper treatment, he survived the potentially fatal episode and has since helped save 167 people in similar circumstances. From ancient soldiers on the battlefield to modern day warriors on the gridiron, exertional heat stroke, or sunstroke, has long been a serious concern.
Video examples
The most detailed map of...
you need to know the battlefield. So at its core, mapping the sky involves three essential elements. You've got objects that are giving off light, you've got telescopes that are collecting that light, and you've got instruments that are helping you understand what that light is.
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How do blood transfusions...
that could transport donor blood onto the battlefields of World War I. Combined with the newly-discovered heparin, medics safely stored and preserved liters of blood, wheeling it directly onto the battlefield to transfuse wounded soldiers.
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Aspen Baker: A better...
whether as fellow women or even just as fellow people, to talk with one another about the abortions that we have. There is a gap. Between what happens in politics and what happens in real life, and in that gap, a battlefield mentality.
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Why I love a country...
and sent to the battlefields of Europe, and they threw themselves into it. They fought with amazing, incredible courage and valor. They were sent out on the most dangerous missions and they sustained the highest combat casualty rate
Video examples
Rockets 101 PIPE National...
military forces around the world began to apply these new scientific understandings to the battlefield, transforming the earlier, crude rockets into powerful weapons of war. However, the true dawn of space rocketry
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Why should you read...
But while the characters and their psychologies are gripping, Tolstoy is not afraid to interrupt the narrative to pose insightful questions about history. Why do wars start? What are good battlefield tactics?
Video examples
Children of U.S. Civil...
reports sent in by some field commanders on the battlefield and my father said yes so lincoln had given him the reports to read on the uh thing lincoln had known my father had been severely wounded
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How I made the ultimate...
knew I wanted to make a military vehicle toy I imagine a world where air power never evolved and tanks did getting bigger and bigger eventually any of like fortresses walking over the battlefield
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Macaque Monkeys at War PIPE...
the battlefield lies empty the temple troupe have beaten off the slum Dogz
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
Liberty is never fully paid off, and to be deserving of it, one must be willing to fight for it on the battlefield, in the halls of Congress, by involving yourselves in your communities. Such a struggle is not a burden, it is a privilege.
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Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
Italian Journalist
I am a member of the Peace Society because I was a soldier: because I have fought and seen what war is like from personal experience. It was on the battlefield that I pledged myself to the cause of peace.
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Debbie Ford
American Author
When you treat yourself with the kindness and high regard that you would give to one of your spiritual heroes, your body becomes the epicenter of quiet joy rather than a battlefield for the ego.
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Dmitri Alperovitch
Russian Businessman
The GRU is used for both tactical intelligence collection in the battlefield in support of Russian military operations and also strategic active measures or psychological warfare overseas.
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Amos Oz
Israeli Writer
When you're on the battlefield, you switch off your soul; otherwise, you would die of terror - you would die of fear. You switch off your soul, and you act like an animal or a machine.
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Mark Esper
American Public Servant
I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for many, many, many years.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.
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Moshe Dayan
Israeli Soldier
I have traveled a long road from the battlefield to the peace table.
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Jim Mattis
American Public Servant
The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears.
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Dana Loesch
American Activist
Liberty is never fully paid off, and to be deserving of it, one must be willing to fight for it on the battlefield, in the halls of Congress, by involving yourselves in your communities. Such a struggle is not a burden, it is a privilege.
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Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
Italian Journalist
I am a member of the Peace Society because I was a soldier: because I have fought and seen what war is like from personal experience. It was on the battlefield that I pledged myself to the cause of peace.
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Debbie Ford
American Author
When you treat yourself with the kindness and high regard that you would give to one of your spiritual heroes, your body becomes the epicenter of quiet joy rather than a battlefield for the ego.
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Dmitri Alperovitch
Russian Businessman
The GRU is used for both tactical intelligence collection in the battlefield in support of Russian military operations and also strategic active measures or psychological warfare overseas.
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Amos Oz
Israeli Writer
When you're on the battlefield, you switch off your soul; otherwise, you would die of terror - you would die of fear. You switch off your soul, and you act like an animal or a machine.
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Mark Esper
American Public Servant
I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for many, many, many years.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.
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Moshe Dayan
Israeli Soldier
I have traveled a long road from the battlefield to the peace table.
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Jim Mattis
American Public Servant
The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears.
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