outfield

American  

[out-feeld] / ˈaʊtˌfild /

noun

1. Baseball.

   1. the part of the field beyond the diamond.

   2. the positions played by the right, center, and left fielders.

   3. the outfielders considered as a group (contrasted with infield).

2. Cricket. the part of the field farthest from the batsman.

3. Agriculture.

   1. the outlying land of a farm.

   2. land not regularly tilled but normally used for pasture.

4. an outlying region.

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outfield British  

/ ˈaʊtˌfiːld /

noun

1. cricket the area of the field relatively far from the pitch; the deep Compare infield

2. baseball

   1. the area of the playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second, and third bases

   2. the positions of the left fielder, centre fielder, and right fielder taken collectively Compare infield

3. agriculture farmland most distant from the farmstead

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Other Word Forms

• outfielder
  noun

Etymology

Origin of outfield

First recorded in 1630–40; out- + field

Example Sentences

In place of those sections are the Outfield District, five distinct neighborhoods, plus additional social gathering places.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Post-"Your Love," the Outfield amassed four more Top 40 hits, and stayed together until 2014, the year John Spinks died of cancer.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2023

His walk-up song is “Your Love” by The Outfield?

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023

Later that same year he would have a part in "Angels in the Outfield" and the following year he was in "Boys on the Side."

From Fox News • Aug. 17, 2021

He turned angrily to Outfield, his eyes blazing.

From The Half-Back by Barbour, Ralph Henry