left field
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nounDefinition of LEFT FIELD
1
: the position of the player defending left field
2
: the part of the baseball outfield to the left looking out from the plate
3
a : a state or position far from the mainstream (as of prevailing opinion) <they were really out in left field with that idea> b : a source of the unexpected or illogical <that question came out of left field>
— left fielder noun
See First Known Use of LEFT FIELD
1857
Rhymes with LEFT FIELD
afield, airfield, backfield, Bloomfield, brickfield, Burchfield, coalfield, cornfield, downfield, dress shield, Enfield, Fairfield, force field, goldfield, greenfield, Hadfield, heat shield, Hounsfield, ice field, infield, Masefield, midfield, minefield, oil field, outfield, playfield, right field, Schofield, Sheffield, snowfield, Springfield, subfield, unsealed, upfield, Wakefield, well-heeled, windshield
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