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

Though the Dodgers do have an excess of prospect talent, especially in the outfield, the Tigers aren’t going to settle for anything short of a robust return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

There have been some concerns that a requirement to leave the field for one minute could lead to players, both goalkeepers and outfield, attempting to play on with an injury.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

He has walked 47% of the distance he has covered so far at this World Cup, the highest percentage of any outfield player at the tournament.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Those hard groundouts have turned into home runs and doubles rocketed into the outfield gap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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

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

The Mariners should have one of baseball’s best young outfields when top prospect Jarred Kelenic joins 2020 AL rookie of the year Kyle Lewis and Taylor Trammell in the big leagues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 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

His Brooklyn International High School team, outfitted with crisp, white uniforms and batting helmets like the stars they follow on cable television, often play their games in the outfields of idle baseball diamonds.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 3, 2014

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