battleground
English
/ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/
noun
Definitions
- A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
- (figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
Etymology
Compound from English battle (fruitful, n. attr, fertile) + English ground (that has been ground, earthing).
Origin
English
ground
Gloss
that has been ground, earthing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- above ground English
- aboveground English
- aground English
- background English
- battailous English
- battle English
- battle-cruiser English
- battlebus English
- battledress English
- battlefield English
- battlefront English
- battlegroup English
- battleline English
- battlemage English
- battleplan English
- battleplane English
- battler English
- battleship English
- battlesome English
- battlespace English
- battlest English
- battlesuit English
- battleth English
- battlewagon English
- battleward English
- battlewards English
- battleworks English
- battleworthy English
- battlezone English
- bedground English
- belowground English
- bootleg ground English
- byground English
- campground English
- centerground English
- centreground English
- cumberground English
- cyberbattle English
- eyeground English
- fairground English
- fireground English
- foreground English
- ground English
- ground stop English
- ground tissue English
- groundable English
- groundage English
- groundation English
- groundbait English
- groundbreaker English
- groundbreaking English
- groundburst English
- groundcherry English
- groundcrew English
- grounder English
- groundfire English
- groundfish English
- groundhog English
- groundhopper English
- groundhopping English
- groundlaying English
- groundless English
- groundline English
- groundling English
- groundly English
- groundmass English
- groundmist English
- groundnut English
- groundpecker English
- groundplan English
- groundrow English
- groundshare English
- groundsheet English
- groundsill English
- groundspeed English
- groundstaff English
- groundstone English
- groundstroke English
- groundswell English
- groundwall English
- groundward English
- groundwards English
- groundwater English
- groundwave English
- groundwood English
- groundwork English
- groundworker English
- groundworm English
- groundy English
- gunbattle English
- hardground English
- main battle tank English
- microground English
- midbattle English
- midground English
- minibattle English
- misground English
- nonbattle English
- nonground English
- outbattle English
- outground English
- overbattle English
- overground English
- playground English
- postbattle English
- prebattle English
- preground English
- reground English
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo English
- sandgrounder English
- schoolground English
- showground English
- sportsground English
- stoneground English
- underground English
- unground English
- urgrund English
- wasteground English
- баттл Russian
- batel Middle English
- grounde Middle English
- graun Tok Pisin
- garaund Fiji Hindi
- battle
- ground
- groundy
- urgrund
- aground
- battler
- grounder
- unground
- byground
- battleth
- groundly
- reground
- battlest
- midbattle
- groundnut
- midground
- groundage
- prebattle
- nonbattle
- outbattle
- outground
- nonground
- misground
- groundhog
- groundrow
- battlebus
- eyeground
- preground
- gunbattle
- bedground
- battleward
- groundfish
- groundline
- campground
- playground
- groundbait
- groundwork
- groundward
- groundwall
- foreground
- groundmass
- postbattle
- minibattle
- groundworm
- fairground
- groundwood
- groundless
- groundmist
- groundplan
- overground
- groundwave
- battailous
- battlesome
- groundcrew
- overbattle
- battlemage
- battleship
- battleline
- hardground
- showground
- battlesuit
- groundsill
- battlezone
- background
- groundling
- groundable
- groundfire
- battleplan
- fireground
- ground stop
- battleplane
- groundstone
- microground
- groundwater
- battlespace
- groundwards
- groundswell
- groundspeed
- wasteground
- battlefield
- battlegroup
- stoneground
- groundstaff
- groundburst
- groundsheet
- battleworks
- underground
- aboveground
- cyberbattle
- battlefront
- battlewards
- battlewagon
- battledress
- groundation
- belowground
- groundshare
- sandgrounder
- centerground
- schoolground
- cumberground
- groundlaying
- sportsground
- groundcherry
- centreground
- groundpecker
- groundworker
- groundstroke
- battleworthy
- above ground
- groundhopper
- groundbreaker
- ground tissue
- groundhopping
- bootleg ground
- groundbreaking
- battle-cruiser
- main battle tank
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo