1. (baseball) the fielding position of the player who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield
   "The batter hit a deep fly ball to centerfield";
   - center field [US], centre field [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
   "he hit the ball to deep centerfield";
   - center field [US], center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], centre field [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: center fields, centerfields

Type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, position, tract

Part of: baseball team, outfield

Encyclopedia: Centerfield, UT