WordNet
n. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" [syn: battlefield, battleground, field of honor, field]
Usage examples of "field of battle".
By nightfall, those Gauls who survived had left the field of battle, streaming back to their homes and tribal lands to carry news of the defeat.
We will not face them in the field of battle, but kill them in every other way.
I don't want the last of the Bridgeburners to die on some field of battle, or in some nameless city that's fighting hard to stay free.
Below, the field of battle was chaos, obscured by dust so thick that he couldn't tell where his line ended and Henry's army began.
As the vanguard reached the eastern ridge and proceeded down into the basin, Duiker was presented with a panoramic view of what would become the field of battle.
While men might excel on the field of battle, the true dance of power took place where alliances were sealed, rebels brought to justice, and gifts exchanged.