outfield

American  

[out-feeld] / ˈaʊtˌfild /

noun

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 (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

• outfielder noun

Etymology

Origin of outfield

First recorded in 1630–40; out- + field

Example Sentences

Since 2022-23, the average has dropped to 5.5 outfield players.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In the five years before Covid, an average of 7.1 outfield players played 90 minutes across the top five European leagues.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Others are downright zany, like widening the foul lines in the outfield to create larger landing areas for doubles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Despite the nearly unprecedented shift from the outfield to the infield, Betts played 148 games at short last season and was a Gold Glove Award finalist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

They set off orange flares and firecrackers and chalked the outfield fence with victory slogans.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García