cornfield

noun

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

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On July 21, 1999, a young woman was found dead in a cornfield in Raymond, Wis. Nicole Acosta, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025 Image After about 90 minutes, the drone detected a heat signal in a cornfield nearly 3.5 miles away. Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 But the trees were a break from the monotony of churches, gas stations, and cornfields that populated the edge of our Iowa hometown. The Editors, Outside Online, 25 Dec. 2024 As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024 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 Mar. 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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