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center field

center field noun: the part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.

Noun

center field

  1. The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
  2. The defensive position in the outfield in the middle, typically played by a player that can run fast.
  3. (idiomatic) A central role in some activity that requires speed.
    • I'd be happy to play center field on this proposal. I can cover a lot of ground.

Words formed from center field

Questions about center field

What does center field mean?
Center field means the part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
What part of speech is center field?
Center field is a noun.

Words near center field in the dictionary

  1. center circles
  2. Center City
  3. center console
  4. center consoles
  5. Center Conway
  6. center field
  7. center fielder
  8. center fielders
  9. center forward
  10. center forwards
  11. Center Game

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