field of honour

noun

1. the place or scene of a battle or duel, esp of jousting tournaments in medieval times

Example Sentences

From the confessions of camp guards and the recollections of prisoners he found in the archives - which formed the basis of his 2015 book, Child of the Field of Honour - Reiding also learned that the Uzbeks were constantly beaten and given the worst jobs, such as carrying heavy masonry, sand or logs in the cold.

From BBC

The field of honour is a Go board in Seoul, South Korea—a country that cedes to no one, least of all its neighbour Japan, the title of most Go-crazy place on the planet.

From Economist

Had an entire population not been raised to surrender its young to the "field of honour" when the time came?

From BBC

Here he continued peacefully to wander amid the academic bowers, until the blast of war rung in his ears, and called him to the field of honour.

From Project Gutenberg

For being of St. John's College, and seeing all that rich and loyal foundation at stake, he entered himself in a body of horse which was raised among the younger collegians and servants; and probably if he had been so lucky as to lose an eye or an arm in the field of honour, he would have forgiven Oliver all, and not the King's sufferings only, but his own.

From Project Gutenberg