karalauks

• kara lauks

From kara (“war [gen.]”) +‎ lauks (“field”).

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karalauks m (1st declension)

1. (military) battleground, battlefield; front (territory in which armed forces carry out strategic military operations; territory in which military activities — e.g., a battle — are carried out)

   doties uz karalauku ― to go to the battlefield

   pārnākt no karalauka' ― to return from the battlefield

   aiz uzkalniem pa kreisi iedunējas daži artilērijas šāvieni... Marta ilgi skatījās uz to pusi, no kuras atlidoja šie trokšņi: karalauka elpas vilcieni ― behind the hills on the left a few artillery shots were fired... Marta looked for a long time at the side from which these noises were coming: the breathing of the battlefield