battlefront

American  

[bat-l-fruhnt] / ˈbæt lˌfrʌnt /

noun

1. the extreme forward area of a battlefield, where troops are in direct contact with the enemy.

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Etymology

Origin of battlefront

First recorded in 1910–15; battle ¹ + front

Example Sentences

Or will 2026 be another year of grim attritional war, with Moscow and Kyiv treating the U.S. mediation effort as another battlefront?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has launched its long-anticipated pill version of Wegovy, reaching the market ahead of rival Eli Lilly in the latest battlefront for weight-loss drug market share.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Scheduling can be difficult because Ukraine often has to pull troops from the battlefront to send them for training.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

They would be particularly keen for artillery shells and guns as artillery is "the god Russia worships" on the battlefront, said Valeriy Akimenko, an expert on Russia's military with the Conflict Studies Research Centre.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

We used to listen to the radio every evening, Mutti and I. All through the war we had done this, listening for news from the particular battlefront where we thought Papi was fighting.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo