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

Around the outfield he went, greeting police officers and members of the grounds crew.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a very good pitch at Headingley with a very fast outfield.

From BBC

The match was not interrupted once it got under way, but a wet outfield made fielding conditions extremely difficult.

From BBC

Eyebrows were also raised at £73.7m forward Benjamin Sesko being the last outfield player to take a penalty for United in the marathon shootout, which extended to 13 shots for each side.

From BBC

But in college at Louisville and in the Cape Cod Summer League, he played more games at first base and in the outfield than behind the plate.

From Los Angeles Times