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• open field
  open field

  noun

  any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.
• open-field
  open-field

  adjective

  (prenominal) medieval history of or denoting the system in which an arable area was divided into unenclosed strips, esp cultivated by different tenants

open field

American  

noun

Football.

1. any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.

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open-field British  

adjective

1. (prenominal) medieval history of or denoting the system in which an arable area was divided into unenclosed strips, esp cultivated by different tenants

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"I love it. It allows me to get more touches on the ball in open field, it suits my game," Rees-Zammit said about playing full-back in an interview with the BBC.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

The star announced his fourth album on social media by posting a picture of the cover, which shows him standing under a disco ball in an open field, while wearing a pair of swimming goggles.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Cousin Jake is a bit faster in the open field and a bit less interested in the mac ‘n’ cheese in the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

His outburst began with that breakaway early in the third quarter, as Miller slipped through a hole and took off, stutter-stepping his way past one Michigan defender and into the open field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

She remembered an open field of lemongrass, a starry night sky, and a beast, larger and more terrible than any creature she’d looked after in the Night Zoo.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

He started with traditional open-field farming, but was frustrated by losses caused by the weather.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Somewhat undersized, McConkey is known for his quickness off the line of scrimmage and open-field speed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Finally, the researchers conducted open-field and social-interaction experiments, which represented the main challenge for their AI-based system.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024

They’ve done it with a physicality uncommon for Duke in recent years, while Mac Lain pointed to their speed that notably yielded little separation to Clemson receivers and rarely missed open-field tackles.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

The landowners seem to have been reluctant to cause hardship and to have left the open-field tenants undisturbed as far as possible, contenting themselves with the enclosure and conversion of small plots of land.

From The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction by Harriett Bradley