cornfield

American  

[kawrn-feeld] / ˈkɔrnˌfild /

noun

1. a field in which corn is grown.

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cornfield British  

/ ˈkɔːnˌfiːld /

noun

1. a field planted with cereal crops

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Etymology

Origin of cornfield

First recorded in 1275–1325, cornfield is from the Middle English word cornfield. See corn ¹, field

Example Sentences

Now he is building four apartments on a quiet street near a cornfield.

From The Wall Street Journal

We were well into our journey from Los Angeles to Chicago, surrounded by cornfields and grain elevators, when the train halted and a voice rang out.

From Los Angeles Times

We drove through the Indiana cornfields where he had worked and lived his entire life.

From The Wall Street Journal

And people like the tree-lined urban street better than the cornfield.

From Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas — I turn a bend and see a figure in a cornfield.

From Los Angeles Times