Noun: field day feeld dey
- A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
"The company organized a field day for employees and their families";
- outing, picnic
- A day for outdoor athletic competition
"The school's annual field day was always a highlight for the students"
- (military) a day for military exercises and display
"The recruits prepared for weeks for the upcoming field day"
- A time of unusual pleasure and success
"The critics had a field day with the poorly written movie"
Derived forms: field days
Type of: day, holiday [Brit], period, period of time, time period, time span, vac [Brit, informal], vacation, vacay [N. Amer, informal]
Encyclopedia: Field day