opposite field

[ op-uh-zit feeld, -sit ]

/ ˈɒp ə zɪt ˈfild, -sɪt /

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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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Origin of opposite field

First recorded in 1950–55

OTHER WORDS FROM opposite field

op·po·site-field, adjective

Words nearby opposite field

opposed-cylinder, opposed-piston engine, opposeless, opposing, opposite, opposite field, opposite number, opposite prompt, opposite sex, opposition, oppositional

How to use opposite field in a sentence

After studying Juan Soto, the switch-hitting Bell has done damage pole-to-pole, with most of his power to center or the opposite field.
This Nationals spring has been filled with happy returns. Now let’s see if they last.|Thomas M. Boswell|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
As he dashed away, to cover his first audacity of compliment, Christie lifted the eyes thus apostrophized to the opposite field.
Devil's Ford|Bret Harte
After Bunker Hill the house became a hospital and the dead were buried in the opposite field.
The Loyalists of Massachusetts|James H. Stark
A throw from a guard in the opposite field to his own captain does not score.
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium|Jessie H. Bancroft

As they were talking of it, Roy, the ex-bailiff, was observed crossing the opposite field.
Verner's Pride|Mrs. Henry Wood
The opposite field, once the scene of slaughter and conflict, now lay as placid and quiet as the surface of a summer lake.
Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott