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OUTFIELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outfield mean? 

OUTFIELD (noun)
  The noun OUTFIELD has 1 sense:

1. the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the basesplay

  Familiarity information: OUTFIELD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OUTFIELD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("outfield" is a kind of...):

parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)

Meronyms (parts of "outfield"):

center; center field; centerfield (the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher)

left; left field; leftfield (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left)

right; right field; rightfield (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right)

Holonyms ("outfield" is a part of...):

ball field; baseball field; diamond (the baseball playing field)

Antonym:

infield (the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate)

Derivation:

outfielder ((baseball) a person who plays in the outfield)


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