battlefield

noun
/ˈbætəlˌfiːld/

Etymology

From battle + field.

  1. derived from *pleh₂- — “field, plain
  2. inherited from *felþuz — “field
  3. inherited from *felþu
  4. inherited from feld
  5. inherited from feeld
  6. compounded as battlefield — “battle + field

Definitions

  1. The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

    • The night of the 16th of May found McPherson's command bivouacked from two to six miles west of the battlefield, along the line of the road to Vicksburg
    • Though in the past it saw much of the unhappiness and strife of Border warfare—the great battlefields of Pilleth and Mortimer's Cross are nearby—it is now a quiet and happy place.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA