open field
noun
any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.
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open-fieldadjective(prenominal) medieval history of or denoting the system in which an arable area was divided into unenclosed strips, esp cultivated by different tenants
open field
Americannoun
Football.
open-field
British
adjective
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The night before the run, Mehta took a five-hour train journey to a sweltering, remote location for the test, sleeping in an open field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“When he makes a mistake, how quickly can he recover? What’s his range in the open field? What’s the speed differential? All those things are things we’re looking through on just about everybody out there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
"I love it. It allows me to get more touches on the ball in open field, it suits my game," Rees-Zammit said about playing full-back in an interview with the BBC.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
The star announced his fourth album on social media by posting a picture of the cover, which shows him standing under a disco ball in an open field, while wearing a pair of swimming goggles.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
When he activated the Boots of Speed he was wearing, his avatar became a barely visible blur racing across the open field.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
He started with traditional open-field farming, but was frustrated by losses caused by the weather.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Finally, the researchers conducted open-field and social-interaction experiments, which represented the main challenge for their AI-based system.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
Stephon Gilmore made the open-field tackle on DeVonta Smith for just a 1-yard gain.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
They’ve done it with a physicality uncommon for Duke in recent years, while Mac Lain pointed to their speed that notably yielded little separation to Clemson receivers and rarely missed open-field tackles.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Traces of the open-field system exist also in various parts of England, notably between Hitchin and Cambridge, where there are huge turf balks dividing the fields.
From The Customs of Old England by F. J. (Frederick John) Snell
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