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

The ball bounced off Kelce’s hands and into Mukuba’s, who returned it 41 yards near midfield. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025

In the half-time interview of Manchester City’s 3-0 derby victory on Sunday, Bernardo Silva was asked whether the space for them was in behind Manchester United’s midfield. —Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

The midfield trio’s most attacking player was Jake Davis, with Nemanja Radoja and Jacob Bartlett in the mix as well. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025

After the Buffs’ opening drive stalled at midfield, leading to a nifty Damon Graves punt that pinned Houston to its own 3, the hosts got out the cleavers and went to work. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 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