Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

battleground

/ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: bat-tle-ground
IPA: /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.

noun

Any place or situation of dispute or contention.

noun

Any subject of dispute or contention.

noun

Ellipsis of battleground state.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The farmer's field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing."
"And now the two of them are lost in a screaming battleground"
"Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground."
"Mr. Biden, the former vice president, is ahead of Mr. Trump in the Northern battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, as well as in the Sun Belt states of Florida and Arizona, according to a poll of likely voters conducted by The New York Times and Siena College."

Etymology

From battle + ground.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

battlegrounds (plural) battle ground (alternative) battle-ground (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

battlespace

Synonyms

battlefield field of battle field of honor field

Questions

How do you pronounce battleground?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/.
What does battleground mean?: A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
Where does battleground come from?: From battle + ground.

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