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battlespace
 n.— «The US had been planning for the Iraqi forces to take over by July half of what the Pentagon refers to as its “battlespace.”» —“Host springs surprise for PM” by Ewen MacAskill Guardian (United Kingdom) May 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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