infield (redirected from infields)

in·field  (nfld)

n.

1. Baseball

a. The area of the field bounded by home plate and first, second, and third bases.

b. The defensive positions of first base, second base, third base, and shortstop considered as a unit.

2. The area inside a racetrack or running track.

3. A field located near a farmhouse.

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infield [ˈɪnˌfiːld]

n

1. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket the area of the field near the pitch Compare outfield

2. (Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball

a.  the area of the playing field enclosed by the base lines and extending beyond them towards the outfield

b.  the positions of the first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman, and sometimes the pitcher, collectively Compare outfield

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Agriculture

a.  the part of a farm nearest to the farm buildings

b.  land from which crops are regularly taken

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Noun

1.

infield - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate baseball diamond, diamond baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" ball field, baseball field, diamond - the baseball playing field bag, base - a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" batter's box - an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat mound, pitcher's mound, hill - (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases