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killing field

noun

Definition of KILLING FIELD

:  a scene of mass killing (as from a battle or massacre)
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First Known Use of KILLING FIELD

1980

Rhymes with KILLING FIELD

Bakersfield, battlefield, broken-field, center field, chesterfield, color-field, Huddersfield, landing field, Merrifield, playing field, play the field, potter's field, reverse field, sustained yield, track-and-field, unaneled, water shield

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