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

Ream intercepted a Bosnia goal kick at midfield and passed to Tyler Adams, who flicked to Tillman. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

Tim Ream intercepted a Bosnia goal kick at midfield and then Tillman found Balogun in the box. — CBS News, 2 July 2026

There seems to be a host of attackers, but not enough midfield depth beyond Bayley Feist and Lo LaBonta. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

The returning Erik Lira, perhaps their most important player, dominated the midfield battle. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 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