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outfield

US/ˈaʊtfild/

outfield noun: the region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.

Noun

outfield (plural outfields)

  1. The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.
    • He hit a long fly ball to the outfield in the gap to left.
    • Topgolf's newest game, Sonic the Hedgehog™, brings the fun for everyone! Players aim at giant outfield targets to hit springs, collect rings and take down badniks in iconic virtual Sonic environments, designed with all skill levels in mind.2024 December 2, “Topgolf To Open One of Its Largest Venues Yet in Burlingame On Dec. 13”, in Topgolf, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2025
    Synonyms:
    backfield
  2. The region of the field roughly outside of the infield or the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
  3. The area outside a racetrack or running track.
  4. (Scotland) Arable land continually cropped without being manured.
  5. (Scotland) Any open field at a distance from the farmsteading.

Verb

outfield (third-person singular simple present outfields, present participle outfielding, simple past and past participle outfielded)

  1. To perform better in defense (fielding).
    • A special dispatch sent to The Cincinnati Enquirer on the game stated that the Buckeyes outfielded and outplayed the Grays at every point, and that had the Bucks run for first base instead of watching the ball after they hit it, they would have increased the score.2005, William A. Cook, The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877: The Taint of Gambling at the Dawn of the National League, McFarland, →ISBN, page 118

outfield meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

outfield in Hindi

आउटफील्ड, आउटफ़ील्ड

outfield in Tamil

புறப்புலம்

outfield in Marathi

आउटफिल्ड, आऊटफिल्ड, आउटफील्ड

outfield in Urdu

آؤٹ فیلڈ
More languagesFewer languages
outfield in Bengali
আউটফিল্ড
outfield in Telugu
అవుట్ ఫీల్డ్, అవుట్ఫీల్డ్, ఔట్ ఫీల్డ్
outfield in Malayalam
ഔട്ട്ഫീൽഡ്, ഔട്ട് ഫീൽഡ്
outfield in Kannada
ಔಟ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್, ಔಟ್ ಫೀಲ್ಡ್
outfield in Punjabi
ਆਊਟਫੀਲਡ, ਆਉਟਫੀਲਡ, ਆਊਟ ਫੀਲਡ
outfield in Gujarati
આઉટફિલ્ડ, આઉટફિલ્ડ કરવા માટે
outfield in Odia
ଆଉଟଫିଲ୍ଡ, ଆଉଟଫିଲ୍ଡ୍, ଆଉଟଫିଲ୍ଡ଼
outfield in Nepali
आउटफिल्ड

Examples of outfield in a sentence

  • Stengel also had trouble with balls bouncing off the outfield fences. . . .
  • They are dangerous pack hounds who will not even expose themselves singly in the outfield.
  • Stocked with snacks and drinks, the ninja van is a welcome sight for any soldiers doing outfield activities.

All 10 example sentences with outfield

Synonyms of outfield

Antonyms

Forms of outfield

Noun
pluraloutfields
Verb
third-person singular presentoutfields
present participleoutfielding
past participleoutfielded
pastoutfielded

Plural of outfield: outfields

Origin of outfield

From out- + field.

Words formed from outfield

Phrases with outfield

Questions about outfield

What does outfield mean?
Outfield means the region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.
What is outfield in Hindi?
Outfield in Hindi is आउटफील्ड, आउटफ़ील्ड. See Outfield meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is outfield?
Outfield can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce outfield?
Outfield is pronounced /ˈaʊtfild/ (US).
What is the plural of outfield?
The plural of outfield is outfields.

Words near outfield in the dictionary

  1. outfencing
  2. outfib
  3. outfibbed
  4. outfibbing
  5. outfibs
  6. outfield
  7. outfield player
  8. outfield players
  9. outfielded
  10. outfielder
  11. outfielders

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: outfield (page history and authors); outfield (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outfield (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outfield (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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