battlespace

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noun

The conditions and dimensions of battle, including terrain, weather, infrastructure, airspace, seaspace, cyberspace, near space, and outer space, considered in a unified military strategy to integrate and combine armed forces for the military theatre of operations.

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Meanings

nounbattlespace (countable and uncountable, plural battlespaces)

plural battlespaces

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentThe conditions and dimensions of battle, including terrain, weather, infrastructure, airspace, seaspace, cyberspace, near space, and outer space, considered in a unified military strategy to integrate and combine armed forces for the military theatre of operations.

    The battlespace labs will determine the best ways for armored and infantry forces to take advantage of time, distance, and space on battlefields.

    1993, Armor, page 51
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    In the physical sense, battlespace is that volume determined by the maximum capabilities of a unit to acquire and engage the enemy–capabilities which will be greatly expanded by future technology.

    1994, Military Review, volume 74, number 11, Command and General Staff School, page 22

    These elements are now called battlespaces to incorporate the fourth element of information warfare. In essence, cyberspace is formally recognized as permeating all DoD battlespaces.

    2002, Paul M. Maniscalco, Understanding Terrorism and Managing the Consequences, page 188

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  2. Latinbattuō
  3. Late Latinbattālia
  4. Old Frenchbataille
  5. Middle Englishbatayle
  6. Englishbattle
  7. Latinspatium
  8. Old Frenchespace
  9. Anglo-Normanspace
  10. Middle Englishspace
  11. Englishspace
  12. Englishbattlespace

From battle + space.

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APA

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Chicago

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