outfield

American  

[aut-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

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Etymology

Origin of outfield

First recorded in 1630–40; out- + field

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Example Sentences

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outfield outfields

Ability, pace and character are the characteristics they will need in pretty much every outfield position but, from where they are now, achieving that will not happen quickly.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

After further negotiation, Fochesato was offered a solo ticket in a lower level in the outfield for Game 1 and the opportunity to buy three more in the upper deck for Game 2.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Earlier, Abdul Samad smashed an unbeaten 30 off 15 balls as Pakistan beat Bangladesh with nine balls to spare in a semi-final reduced to 13 overs by a wet outfield.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Heyward, a five-time Gold Glove outfielder, first met De Paula in spring training in 2024, when the prospect jumped in on outfield drills with the major leaguers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

And then I ran to the outfield and sprinted from right to left and then back again.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024

The Reds lead all major league outfields with 32 assists.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022

There were rows upon rows of corn between the two outfields, in fact.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

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

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

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