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
Even though the sick list has grown in length in both defence and midfield where Eric can operate, however, Eric has still been used sparingly by Flick.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Patterns of play have been largely indiscernible, and there’s little cohesion between the organs of defense, midfield and attack.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Dak Prescott, from the midfield logo, got off an arcing pass just before getting hit in the ribs by Bosa, and before KaVontae Turpin or cornerback Green could make a play on the ball, Brown rushed over to snare it at the 49ers’ 8-yard line near the sideline.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
On Sunday, the NFL, Roc Nation, and Apple Music revealed that Lamar will take midfield at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9, 2025, for the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Patterns of play have been largely indiscernible, and there’s little cohesion between the organs of defense, midfield and attack.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Dak Prescott, from the midfield logo, got off an arcing pass just before getting hit in the ribs by Bosa, and before KaVontae Turpin or cornerback Green could make a play on the ball, Brown rushed over to snare it at the 49ers’ 8-yard line near the sideline.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
On Sunday, the NFL, Roc Nation, and Apple Music revealed that Lamar will take midfield at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9, 2025, for the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Midfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midfield. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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