Synonyms for battlefield
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : bat-l-feeld |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæt lˌfild |
Définition of battlefield
Origin :- 1812, from battle (n.) + field (n.). The usual word for it in Old English was wælstow, literally "slaughter-place."
- noun location of military fights
- He that does not believe is like a battlefield, the scene of every disaster.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- "He said that they were picked up on the battlefield of Colenso at first," the Baron declared.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- There is an incongruity about death on the battlefield which assails the mind.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- A wounded man is esteemed of little value on the battlefield.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- You'll live in them, revel in them, rejoice in them, they'll be your battlefield.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- To die fighting against it sends them joyfully to the battlefield!
- Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- They do His will on the battlefield, as priests do it at the altar.
- Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- Theodoric, the Visigoth king, was killed on the battlefield.
- Extract from : « A Short History of Spain » by Mary Platt Parmele
- No, he was killed himself, and his body dragged over the battlefield.
- Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
- Ay, Maurice, buckle on the sword—the battlefield is before thee.
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
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