field of battle

Noun

Meaning

a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

field battlefield battleground battlefront field of honor front line combat zone firing line disaster area

Hypernyms

parcel tract piece of land parcel of land piece of ground

Examples

I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers. William Tecumseh Sherman

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. Vince Lombardi

I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace. They are medicine, and I would eventually die a lingering death. I had rather die on the field of battle. Sitting Bull

The first serious infowar is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops. John Perry Barlow

Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system. Napoleon Bonaparte

And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him. Sun Tzu

Close letter words and terms

field of anti-discrimination field of applicability field of attraction field of blood field of bloodshed field of competence