battle ground
battle ground is the alternative form of battleground.
Meaning of battleground
Noun
battleground (plural battlegrounds)
- 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.
- Any place or situation of dispute or contention.
- And now the two of them are lost in a screaming battleground1994, Andrew Scott, “People of the Sky”, in Twice Removed
- Any subject of dispute or contention.
- Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.
Proper noun capitalized: Battle Ground
Battle Ground
- A town in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, which absorbed the old town of Harrisonville.
- A city in Clark County, Washington, United States.
Forms of battle ground
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Origin of battle ground
*Indiana: From the Battle of Tippecanoe. *Washington: The site of a stand-off between the Klickitat people and US forces.
Questions about battle ground
- What does battle ground mean?
- Battle ground means a town in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, which absorbed the old town of Harrisonville.
- What is battle ground the alternative form of?
- Battle ground is the alternative form of battleground.
- What part of speech is battle ground?
- Battle ground is a proper noun.
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