"bloodscape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bloodscapes [plural]
Etymology: blood + -scape Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blood|scape}} blood + -scape Head templates: {{en-noun}} bloodscape (plural bloodscapes)
  1. A scene of carnage and devastation. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-bloodscape-en-noun-tYE26BmI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scape

Inflected forms

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