old field
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of old field
An Americanism dating back to 1625–35
Example Sentences
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Using old field photographs and careful detective work, Sereno and his colleagues retraced the locations in east-central Wyoming where several classic dinosaur mummies had first been uncovered in the early 1900s.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
Sierra Canyon 12, Chatsworth 0: Former Chatsworth coach Tom Meusborn took his team to his old field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
The years have extracted vitality from the large old field, but not the fight.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
“This is an old field, but the idea of applying it to recycling has gained a lot of traction more recently,” says Megan Robertson, a chemical engineer at the University of Houston in Texas.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 13, 2022
“Cha—her old man was such a stern bastard—but she snuck out a few nights a week, an hour before dawn, and we’d go out to this old field where a man used to grow com.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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