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

"We decided to nominate 22 outfield players for flexibility in training and he is the extra player in training, if you will," Tuchel added.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 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

All 10 starting outfield players had a shot on goal, the first time that's happened since June 2022, against Armenia.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Coach of the Old Dominion Kiwanis has come to this hospital, to this strange outfield, to this old dominion of cancer, to this old dominion of death, coaching in the ward of the doomed.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024

Her uncle, Gary Matthews, spent years patrolling Major League Baseball outfields, as did her cousin, Gary Matthews Jr.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2022

We’re seeing all sorts of strategies in the postseason — openers, shifts, four-man outfields and a lot of analytics.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 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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