Definition of Midfield

1. Noun. (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse).

Category relationships: Football, Football Game, Lacrosse
Generic synonyms: Center, Centre, Eye, Heart, Middle
Group relationships: Athletic Field, Field, Playing Area, Playing Field

Definition of Midfield

1. Noun. (sports) The middle of the field of play ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Midfield

1. the middle portion of a playing field [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Midfield

middlings
middorsal
middst
middy
middy blouse
midecamycin 4''-acylase
midecamycin 4''-propionyltransferase
midengine
midengined
midest
midface
midfaces
midfacial
midfeather
midfeathers
midfield (current term)
midfielder
midfielders
midfields
midflame
midflight
midfloor
midfoot
midforceps delivery
midframe
midframes
midfrequency
midgame
midgames

Literary usage of Midfield

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Germany Real Estate Yearbook 2007: Assets, Industry Trends, Market Players by Europe Real Estate Publishers B.V. (2006)
"BBI airport is planned as a midfield airport where terminal, gate positions and parking Compact midfield airport The groundbreaking ceremony for the new ..."

2. The University of Iowa Studies in Psychology by University of Iowa (1897)
"In cases (i) and (2) the series of maxima and minima appear in order in the line of the sounds, with a maximum always at midfield; while in cases (3) and ..."

3. A Course in Journalistic Writing by Grant Milnor Hyde (1922)
"Greble seized the ball in midfield, after the fumble, and broke away for a long run, but was cheated of a touchdown by a brilliant tackle by Moore only ..."

4. Publications by Spalding Club, Aberdeen (1869)
"... is translated into English as midfield (quod Anglice dicitur midfield}.—(Registr. Vetus de Aber- broth.p.228.) We have an earlier instance in the same ..."

5. Football for Public and Player by Herbert Reed (1913)
"The team acting on the offensive has much the same advantage that the attacking commander has in battle, save that while in midfield the morale of the ..."

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