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Adjective: downfield  'dawn'feeld
  1. (sport) located at, or relatively closer to, the defending team's end of the playing field
    "he threw to a downfield receiver"
Adverb: downfield  'dawn'feeld
  1. (sport) in the direction of the defending team's end of the playing field
    "he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards"

See also: down

Encyclopedia: Downfield, Dundee