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opposite field
[ op-uh-zit feeld, -sit ]
noun
, Baseball.
- the part of the playing field that lies opposite to the side of home plate that the batter stands at, specifically right field for a right-handed batter and left field for a left-handed batter.
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Other Words From
- op·po·site-field adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of opposite field1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences
As he dashed away, to cover his first audacity of compliment, Christie lifted the eyes thus apostrophized to the opposite field.
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After Bunker Hill the house became a hospital and the dead were buried in the opposite field.
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A throw from a guard in the opposite field to his own captain does not score.
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As they were talking of it, Roy, the ex-bailiff, was observed crossing the opposite field.
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The opposite field, once the scene of slaughter and conflict, now lay as placid and quiet as the surface of a summer lake.
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