cornfield

noun

corn·​field ˈkȯrn-ˌfēld How to pronounce cornfield (audio)
: a field in which corn is grown

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While many Americans use drones for fun, racing them competitively or using them to capture sweeping panoramic videos, many have grown to rely on the cheap drones for business purposes — from surveying whale blowholes to pollinating cornfields. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026 Include the burning house, hiding in the cornfields, the Testigos de Jehovah. Hazlitt, 9 Jan. 2026 The pair were engaged in July 2020 in an Iowa cornfield. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 Over the years, the Missouri River shifted its course, leaving the Arabia and its valuable cargo buried 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornfield

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cornfield was in the 14th century

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“Cornfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornfield. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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cornfield

noun
corn·​field ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˌfēld How to pronounce cornfield (audio)
: a field in which corn is grown

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