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

And his addition improves lineup flexibility: when he plays second base, that could free up Tommy Edman to move to the outfield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

U.S. women’s national team defender Gisele Thompson, 20, is one of just two outfield players to start all 19 games this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

He batted against Hall-of-Famers, frequently slammed face-first into outfield fences and experienced the pressure cooker of the postseason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

There are exemptions similar to outfield players, which include if a goalkeeper has been fouled or is bleeding.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Then she took off running, past the outfield, toward the deep woods.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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

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

Gillespie has used four-man outfields and five-man infields.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2018

“We feel like we should have one of the most athletic and best defensive outfields in the league with the addition of Jarrod Dyson along with Mitch Haniger to play alongside Leonys,” Dipoto said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2017

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