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• open field
  open field

  noun

  any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.
• open-field
  open-field

  adjective

  (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

American  

noun

Football.

1. 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-field British  

adjective

1. (prenominal) medieval history of or denoting the system in which an arable area was divided into unenclosed strips, esp cultivated by different tenants

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"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

"I love it. It allows me to get more touches on the ball in open field, it suits my game," Rees-Zammit said.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

Cousin Jake is a bit faster in the open field and a bit less interested in the mac ‘n’ cheese in the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

His outburst began with that breakaway early in the third quarter, as Miller slipped through a hole and took off, stutter-stepping his way past one Michigan defender and into the open field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

The thought of Hamlet, made desperate by his father’s ghost, passed over us as a hawk’s shadow flies darkly over an open field.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Now 35, some of that open-field zip has gone from his game, but his dead-eyed set-piece accuracy and cool head is still highly valued.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 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

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

And the unheralded play of the game was Young’s open-field tackle on Seattle’s overtime punt that pinned the Rams back at their own 26.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023

Rights of common usage, communal apportionment of shares in the arable, communal arrangement of ways and times of cultivation—these are the chief features of open-field husbandry, and all point to one source—the village community.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul