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 (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

• outfielder
  noun

Etymology

Origin of outfield

First recorded in 1630–40; out- + field

Example Sentences

The truth is that besides launching majestic fly balls that soar into the deepest regions of the outfield stands, Murakami doesn’t do much else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Until a couple of seasons ago, it was usually an outfield player who would go to ground to stop play.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The ball went into the outfield and two runs scored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

They plowed the outfield grass and shoveled away the couple inches of snow that piled up between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to prepare a playable field by gametime at 6:40 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 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