battleground

English

Etymology

battle + ground

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/

Noun

battleground (plural battlegrounds)

  1. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
    The farmer's field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing.
  2. (figuratively) Any subject of dispute or contention.
    Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.

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