(~s)
1.
A ~ is a place where a battle is fought.
...the ~s of the Somme.
= battleground
N-COUNT
2.
You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as a ~.
...the domestic ~ of family life.
= battleground
N-COUNT
(~s)
1.
A ~ is a place where a battle is fought.
...the ~s of the Somme.
= battleground
N-COUNT
2.
You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as a ~.
...the domestic ~ of family life.
= battleground
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012