noun
wide place; large open area
General noun for a spacious location; not a common everyday word, but straightforward in meaning.
この辺りは大場が少なくて、建物が密集している。
There are few wide open spaces around here; the buildings are packed together.
noun
big move; big point
Go term: a strategically important large-scale move, especially in the opening, that expands territory or secures a key area.
See also: 急場
序盤で大場を打つことが、その後の展開を有利にする。
Playing a big move in the opening gives you an advantage for the rest of the game.
noun
starting field with January, March, or August 20-point cards
Hanafuda term: the initial field layout when it contains any of the 20-point cards from January, March, or August. Highly domain-specific.
See also: 場 (ば)
花札で、一月・三月・八月の札が場に出ている状態を大場と呼ぶ。
In hanafuda, a field containing cards from January, March, or August is called 大場.
In Go, 急場 refers to an urgent move that must be answered immediately, whereas 大場 is a big but not necessarily urgent strategic point.
Compound of 大 (おお, 'big') and 場 (ば, 'place/field'). The Go and hanafuda senses are specialized extensions of the literal meaning.