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out·field  (outfld)
n. Baseball
1. The playing area extending outward from the diamond, divided into left, center, and right field.
2. Abbr. OF The position played by an outfielder.
3. The members of a team playing in the outfield.

outfield [ˈaʊtˌfiːld]
n
1. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket the area of the field relatively far from the pitch; the deep Compare infield [1]
2. (Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball
a.  the area of the playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second, and third bases
b.  the positions of the left fielder, centre fielder, and right fielder taken collectively Compare infield [2]
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Agriculture farmland most distant from the farmstead
outfielder  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the basesoutfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
ball field, baseball field, diamond - the baseball playing field
center field, centerfield, center - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"
left field, leftfield, left - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left"
right field, rightfield, right - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
Translations
outfield [ˈaʊtfiːld] N (Sport) → parte f más lejana del campo (Baseball) → jardín m
outfield [ˈaʊtfiːld] n (CRICKET, BASEBALL) the outfield → le grand champ


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