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playing field
n.
1. A field for games such as football and soccer, especially when marked according to specified dimensions according to the game's rules.
2. The conditions or circumstances in which competition takes place: a level playing field for all candidates.
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playing field
n
(General Sporting Terms) chiefly Brit a field or open space used for sport
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play′ing field`
n.
an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
[1575–85]
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Noun | 1. | playing field - the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe" circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity |
2. | ![]() scene of action, arena - a playing field where sports events take place court - a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" football field, gridiron - the playing field on which football is played palaestra, palestra - a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes bowling green - a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) |
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Translations
hřiště
sportsplads
pelikenttä
sportski teren
グラウンド
경기장
idrottsplan
สนามกีฬา
sân chơi
playing field
n → campo sportivoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
playing field
→ مَلْعَبٌ رِيَاضِيّ hřiště sportsplads Spielfeld χώρος παιχνιδιού campo de juego pelikenttä terrain de jeu sportski teren campo da gioco グラウンド 경기장 speelveld idrettsplass boisko sportowe campo de jogos площадка для игр idrottsplan สนามกีฬา oyun alanı sân chơi 运动场Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009