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Definition field in British English

field noun

noun
/fiːld/
Example

There were horses grazing in the next field.

Example

a corn/wheat field

Example

We drove past huge fields of barley and hay.

Synonyms and related words
barnyard boma chicken run
1.1

an area of land covered in grass and used for sport

Example

The England striker left the field with a knee injury.

Example

a sports/football field

Example

The crowd gave Ripken a standing ovation when he took the field.

Example

He behaves badly both on and off the football field.

Synonyms and related words
downs field grassland
1.2

a large area of land or water where something is found

Example

a gas field

Synonyms and related words
body of water channel field field highveld land mass
Example

an ice field

Synonyms and related words
body of water channel field field highveld land mass
1.4

an area of land where people fight a battle

Synonyms and related words
bastion battlefield beachhead
2

a subject that you study, or a type of work that you do

Example

a chemist working in the field of polymer research

Example

She has the ability to succeed in any field of endeavour.

Example

Professor Edwards is one of the main experts in his field.

Synonyms and related words
area field discipline
3

all the people or animals taking part in a race or competition: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

Example

Henderson will be competing against a very strong field today.

Synonyms and related words
a good/bad loser all-comers a sore loser
4

a part of a database that contains information of a particular type

Example

Type your name in the User field.

Synonyms and related words
anchor link autoflow automatic hyphenation
5

an area where a particular force has an effect

Example

a magnetic field

Synonyms and related words
absorbance air resistance amplitude
6

an area that a person or piece of equipment can see at one time

Synonyms and related words
20/20 vision accommodation astigmatism
7

the team in baseball, cricket etc that is throwing the ball and trying to catch it when the other team hits it: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

Synonyms and related words
all-American A. N. Other back
Definition field in British English

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