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battlespace

noun

Etymology

From battle + space.

  1. derived from *(s)peh₂-✻
  2. derived from spatium
  3. derived from space
  4. inherited from space
  5. compounded as battlespace — “battle + space”

Definitions

  1. The conditions and dimensions of battle, including terrain, weather, infrastructure,…

    The conditions and dimensions of battle, including terrain, weather, infrastructure, airspace, seaspace, cyberspace, near space, and outer space, considered in a unified military strategy to integrate and combine armed forces for the military theatre of operations.

    • The battlespace labs will determine the best ways for armored and infantry forces to take advantage of time, distance, and space on battlefields.
    • In the physical sense, battlespace is that volume determined by the maximum capabilities of a unit to acquire and engage the enemy–capabilities which will be greatly expanded by future technology.
    • These elements are now called battlespaces to incorporate the fourth element of information warfare. In essence, cyberspace is formally recognized as permeating all DoD battlespaces.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for battlespace. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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