Noun: playing field
- A piece of land prepared for playing a game
"the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the playing field";
- athletic field, playing area, field, pitch [Brit]
- The circumstances under which competition occurs
"the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"
Derived forms: playing fields
Type of: circumstance, parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
Part of: arena, bowl [N. Amer], sports stadium, stadium
Encyclopedia: Playing field