outfield

American  

[out-feeld] / ˈaʊtˌfild /

noun

outfields plural

1. Baseball.

   1. the part of the field beyond the diamond.

   2. the positions played by the right, center, and left fielders.

   3. the outfielders considered as a group (contrasted with infield).

2. Cricket. the part of the field farthest from the batsman.

3. Agriculture.

   1. the outlying land of a farm.

   2. land not regularly tilled but normally used for pasture.

4. an outlying region.

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outfield British  

/ ˈaʊtˌfiːld /

noun

1. cricket the area of the field relatively far from the pitch; the deep Compare infield

2. baseball

   1. the area of the playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second, and third bases

   2. the positions of the left fielder, centre fielder, and right fielder taken collectively Compare infield

3. agriculture farmland most distant from the farmstead

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• outfielder
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• outfields
  plural

Etymology

Origin of outfield

First recorded in 1630–40; out- + field

Example Sentences

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outfield outfields

Last season, one ran into the outfield and climbed into the team’s bullpen, where it reportedly hung out with the Detroit relievers for the rest of the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

In deep build-up, DR Congo spread their back four across the width of the pitch, using the goalkeeper as an extra outfield player.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Those hard groundouts have turned into home runs and doubles rocketed into the outfield gap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

When rolling up Vin Scully Avenue, a white smoke hung like a curtain behind the small hills on the other side of outfield walls, obscuring the normally scenic view of the San Gabriel Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

Alex heard a bark and spotted Rex rolling on his back in the outfield grass, wiggling and kicking his paws in the air.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

The fire jumped Pacific Coast Highway, charring the trees and baseball outfields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024

There simply aren’t competent starting outfields in the majors for less than $10 million, but that might be one.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2018

His Brooklyn International High School team, outfitted with crisp, white uniforms and batting helmets like the stars they follow on cable television, often play their games in the outfields of idle baseball diamonds.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 3, 2014

Musial, mostly a left fielder then, starred with Terry Moore in center and Slaughter, another future Hall of Famer, in right, making up one of baseball's greatest outfields.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2013

I dug through old copies of Sports Illustrated to look for pictures of major-league ballparks’ outfields so that I could study the patterns the grounds crews left behind in the nap of the grass.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen