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champ de bataille — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • battlefield noun The area of ground where a battle is or was fought.
  • battleground noun A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.

Senses

champ de bataille is used for these senses in English:

  • battlefield The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
  • battleground (figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.

battlefield — full definition

  1. noun The area of ground where a battle is or was fought.
  2. noun Figuratively, any arena of intense conflict or competition.

battleground — full definition

  1. noun A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
  2. noun Any place or situation of dispute or contention.
  3. noun Any subject of dispute or contention.
  4. noun Ellipsis of battleground state.