cornfield

noun

corn·​field ˈkȯrn-ˌfēld 

: a field in which corn is grown

Examples of cornfield in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In mid-September, the large electronic sign of a Lutheran church flashed this message by a throughfare between growing subdivisions and cornfields in a Twin Cities suburb. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

In a cornfield, with no windows, no dock doors and no tenant base for a million square feet, the answer is often nothing. — Rafi Golberstein, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

In 2011, Iowa farmers found a Chinese national on his knees in a cornfield, digging through the soil. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Beyond the plant stood the Nucor steel mill, a cornfield and the Mississippi River. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cornfield

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

Kids Definition

cornfield

noun

corn·​field ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˌfēld 

: a field in which corn is grown