Also means
square
Usage Note
Feld runs from a farmer's 'field' to a 'field' of study (Fachgebiet) and a 'square' on a board game or form. The idiom das Feld räumen means 'to clear the field', i.e. to back off or withdraw.
Examples
"Auf dem Feld wächst Weizen."
Natural Translation
Wheat grows in the field.
Literal Translation
On the field grows wheat.
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