cornfield

noun

corn·​field ˈkȯrn-ˌfēld How to pronounce cornfield (audio)
: a field in which corn is grown

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A bit farther east, Italians worked the cornfields of Boone and Callaway counties while staying in Columbia at University of Missouri fraternity houses and empty buildings at Stephens College. Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025 Her Instagram, meanwhile, shows her navigating cornfields and petting some adorable farm animals. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025 The date when in the early morning hours in 1959, a small airplane carrying early rock pioneers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens crashed in a frozen Iowa cornfield killing all on board. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025 The former cornfield and cashew plantation sits in the perfect microclimate to grow varietals like syrah and viognier and is among the pioneers of New Latitude Wines—grapes grown outside traditional latitudes 30 to 50 in both hemispheres. Lane Nieset, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornfield

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cornfield was in the 14th century

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“Cornfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornfield. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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cornfield

noun
corn·​field ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˌfēld How to pronounce cornfield (audio)
: a field in which corn is grown

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