the front line of a battle, where the action takes place
the battlefront, where hundreds of thousands were killed in the trenches
thousands of men were returning from the battlefront permanently disabled
2.
any area where opponents meet
why open up a new battlefront on tax?
battlefront in American English
(ˈbætlˌfrʌnt)
noun
the extreme forward area of a battlefield, where troops are in direct contact with the enemy
Word origin
[1910–15; battle1 + front]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: grass roots, insulin, isotope, payoff, spotlight
Examples of 'battlefront' in a sentence
battlefront
The progress from the battlefront was patchy yesterday!
The Sun (2012)
This has opened up a new battlefront with the big lenders.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Could the latest battlefront over political correctness be the humble biscuit?
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
This was a battlefront between very warm air in the east and cold air to the west.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The third battlefront is olfactory advertising.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Now another battlefront has opened: tourism.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
And the battlefront between the air masses has also sparked some terrific bouts of snow.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This latest weather battlefront has some worrying features that may lead to another major snowfall.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
For the first time, members from every battalion of the regiment will be fighting together on one battlefront.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When the battlefront stabilised, the four found they were trapped on the wrong side of the trenches.