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Noun: outfield  'awt,feeld
  1. The area of a baseball or softball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
    "the baseball game was cancelled because of the wateriness of the outfield"
     
  2. (cricket) the region of the field furthest from the wicket
    "The batsman hit a powerful shot into the outfield"

Derived forms: outfields

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

Antonym: infield

Part of: ball field, baseball field, diamond

Encyclopedia: Outfield