killing field

1. 1.

   (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)

   Broadergeographical area

Questions about killing field

What does killing field mean?

killing field means "(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)".

Is killing field a common word?

killing field is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.