fields

Noun

field (plural fields)

1. A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
   • There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.
   1. (plural-normally) The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
      • Harry shook his head, and wandered away miserable through the fields, and would not in these days even set his foot upon the soil of the park. “He was not going to intrude any farther,” he said to the rector. “You can come to church, at any rate,” his father said, “for he certainly will not be...1883, Anthony Trollope, Mr. Scarborough's Family, Chap. XXIV
2. A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
   • There were some cows grazing in a field.
   1. When coupled with a number (e.g. two-field) used to define types of crop rotation, denoting the number of different crop types (and possibly fallow) that are used.
3. A region containing a particular mineral.
   • an oil field; a gold field
4. An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.

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