cornfield

American

[kawrn-feeld] / ˈkɔrnˌfild /

noun

a field in which corn is grown.

cornfield British

/ ˈkɔːnˌfiːld /

noun

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins will meet in the 2026 Field of Dreams game as Major League Baseball returns to the Iowa cornfield for the first time since 2022.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Pte Bailey, who had managed to escape as he was being transported to the camp by ducking into a cornfield, was home in Dunstable by December 1940.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

The only thing keeping me going was the sound of something scurrying through the cornfield on my right.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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