field day
noun
a day devoted to outdoor sports or athletic contests, as at a school.
field days
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pluralof field day.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Farmworkers had picked most of the watermelons in a field days earlier, but returned to harvest the remaining fruit once it was ripe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
They’re making field days the centerpiece of birthday celebrations and bachelorette parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
She enjoyed running during school field days, swimming in the river and showing rocks she found to her mother.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
He said she won all six of her dashes and hurdles races at the school’s past three annual field days.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022
The plain was studded with Mussulman tents and standards; and the gradual appearance of new batteries more skilfully disposed, the field days of the Arabs, and the noise of saws and hammers, gave fearful warning.
From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I by H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox) Bourne
