midfield

noun

mid·​field ˈmid-ˌfēld 

ˌmid-ˈfēld

1

: the middle portion of a field

especially : the portion of a playing field (as in football) that is midway between goals

2

: the players on a team (as in lacrosse or soccer) that normally play in the midfield

Examples of midfield in a Sentence

The team captains shook hands at midfield.

The ball went out of bounds near midfield.

They have a talented midfield this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

In midfield there are good options — Sean Longstaff, Willock, Lewis Miley — but that area has been Newcastle’s greatest strength. —Chris Waugh, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025

So, Sporting subbed on Cam Duke to play as a second striker, and flipped the midfield triangle upside down, moving Remi Walter into a double pivot defensive midfield. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025

In the 71st minute of a match in Peru, Altamirano's teammate booted a ball from near midfield, and Altamirano chased it down. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025

The midfield offers little resistance to opposition counter-attacks. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for midfield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield