field of play
noun phrase
sports
: the part of a field that is officially marked as the place where the action of a game happens : playing field
Spectators are not allowed on the field of play.
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The home run had to survive a crew chief review, as a fan in a Giants T-shirt and cap reached over the wall into the field of play to try to catch the ball.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Luck afforded the opportunity for Reich to be minimally involved with things that don’t include the field of play.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
The game was temporarily delayed in the seventh inning while a drone hovered near the left field wall in the field of play.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
But after the tight confines in Los Angeles, Scott enjoyed letting the Canadian boat rip on a bigger field of play.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Luck afforded the opportunity for Reich to be minimally involved with things that don’t include the field of play.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
The game was temporarily delayed in the seventh inning while a drone hovered near the left field wall in the field of play.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
But after the tight confines in Los Angeles, Scott enjoyed letting the Canadian boat rip on a bigger field of play.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Field of play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20of%20play. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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