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noun a field or area where a battle is fought

• The soldiers marched onto the battlefield, prepared for battle.
• The troops are getting ready to head out to the battlefield.
• The soldiers are gearing up to hit the battlefield.
• In the world of business, the market is like a battlefield where companies compete for customers.

noun a large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat

• The castle stood tall on the hill, a symbol of the region's rich history.
• Let's explore the castle this weekend, it's supposed to be haunted!
• That castle is lit, we should totally throw a party there.
• In her mind, the castle represented a place of safety and protection.

noun A place or situation that resembles hell, typically in terms of being extremely unpleasant or dangerous.

• The scientists described the barren, rocky terrain as a hellscape.
• Man, this place looks like a total hellscape.
• I can't believe we have to work in this hellscape all day.
• His mind was a hellscape of negative thoughts and anxiety.

noun In Greek mythology, Acheron is known as the river of pain or woe, and is one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld.

• The river Acheron in Greek mythology is said to be the river of pain and woe.
• Let's avoid going near the Acheron river, it's rumored to be haunted.
• I heard that place is like the Acheron, totally creepy and unsettling.
• After the betrayal, their friendship felt like crossing the Acheron river, dark and full of sorrow.

adjective relating to the underworld or the infernal regions; dark, gloomy, or forbidding

• The acheronian landscape was devoid of any signs of life.
• I can't stand the acheronian weather we've been having lately.
• This acheronian situation is really getting me down.
• The acheronian depths of his mind were a mystery to all who knew him.