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outfield
[ out-feeld ]
noun
- Baseball.
- the part of the field beyond the diamond.
- the positions played by the right, center, and left fielders.
- the outfielders considered as a group ( infield ).
- Cricket. the part of the field farthest from the batsman.
- Agriculture.
- the outlying land of a farm.
- land not regularly tilled but normally used for pasture. Compare infield ( def 3 ).
- an outlying region.
outfield
/ ˈaʊtˌfiːld /
noun
- cricket the area of the field relatively far from the pitch; the deep Compare infield
- baseball
- the area of the playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second, and third bases
- the positions of the left fielder, centre fielder, and right fielder taken collectively Compare infield
- agriculture farmland most distant from the farmstead
Derived Forms
- ˈoutˌfielder, noun
Example Sentences
The Brazil goalkeeper, who had been an outfield player as a youngster, was brought in largely because of his excellent passing ability and comfort with the ball at his feet.
In the first half, Nwaneri and Martinelli had the fewest touches of all outfield players, but the teenager impressed with what little ball he had.
Yet, had the club missed on Hernández, it would have had to look elsewhere to round out its outfield depth chart.
"It's like when an outfield player goes in net at the end of training," he said on co-commentary.
“There’s different ways we can get at this,” Friedman said of the outfield plans, with at least one more addition likely needed.
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