outfield

Plural: outfields

Noun

• The part of a baseball field beyond the infield.
• the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
• The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.
• The region of the field roughly outside of the infield or the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
• The area outside a racetrack or running track.
• Arable land continually cropped without being manured.
• Any open field at a distance from the farmsteading.

Verb

• To perform better in defense (fielding).

Examples

• He hit a long fly ball to the outfield in the gap to left.
• The ’OUTFIELD’ play in Words With Friends felt like a long shot, but scored big points.

Synonyms

backfield

Antonyms

infield