battleground

About 0.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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. noun Any place or situation of dispute or contention.
3. noun Any subject of dispute or contention.

   Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.

4. noun Ellipsis of battleground state.

Similar words

battlefield field field of battle war battlespace battle arena yard theatre theater

Often followed by

of for between in and where on was states

Word family

battlegrounds