outfield

[out-feeld]

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.

outfield

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• outfielder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outfield¹

First recorded in 1630–40; out- + field

Example Sentences

It helped that, down the stretch, Roberts committed to keeping Betts at shortstop; last year, the Dodgers shifted Betts to the outfield when he came back from injury in August.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s a lot of ifs, and even then the Angels still would have holes at third base, in the outfield, and throughout their pitching staff.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was his dedication to mastering the switch from the outfield to shortstop — becoming the first prominent player since Honus Wagner to make the move — that literally changed the direction of the franchise.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1988, with England taking on West Indies at Headingley, Bird had to deal with play being halted by water oozing from under the outfield.

From BBC

Before his final Test in 1996 Bird was given a guard of honour on the outfield at Lord's by the England and India players.

From BBC