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

Midfielders Lo LaBonta and Hutton were physical in the midfield, pressing attackers and winning the ball, with attacking midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo free to disperse to streaking attackers. —Pj Green april 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026

Philadelphia adjusted at the break, pushing fullbacks higher and flooding the midfield, and Charlotte had no response. —Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026

Three minutes after Navarro was sent off, Rosenberry lofted a clearance disguised as a back-pass from midfield to Zack Steffen to reset the play. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026

Ghana would be wise to focus on restricting its midfield movements to give itself the best chance of an upset in Stuttgart. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

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