Definition of "battleground" in English

noun

1. 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. (figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention.

3. (figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.

   • Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.

4. (US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.