ball field

noun

variants or ballfield

ˈbȯl-ˌfēld 

: a field for playing a sport using a ball

especially : a baseball field

The 14-year-old Astroturf surface at Dean Field in Bloomfield, one of the city's most popular ball fields, will be replaced with real grass next year.

—Jon Schmitz

In Minneapolis, they tore down Met Stadium for a polyester ballfield with a roof over it, a ghostly greenish plastic baseball mall, and all those lovely summer nights were lost.

—Garrison Keillor

Examples of ball field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Orlando’s sports future – MLB ambitions, NFL auditions, and the next generation of kids learning class and courage on local ball fields – suggests the city is not finished expanding its sports identity. —Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026

There’s now a performance stage, a lush herb garden, a food truck village, and even a Wiffle ball field in addition to various retail concepts. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026

Noting that 1914 was the same year Wrigley Field opened, Joliet Area Historical Museum CEO Greg Peerbolte said the ball field at the old prison is one of the oldest in the country. —Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026

Errands can be done within town and lifestyle amenities include a resident only water park, pickleball and tennis courts, soccer and ball fields, several parks and playgrounds, dog parks and more. —Ave Maria, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ball field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield