cornfield

noun

corn·​field ˈkȯrn-ˌfēld 

: a field in which corn is grown

Examples of cornfield in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The unidentified suspect allegedly drove into a cornfield to elude police and ultimately got on I-94 and then US-421 in Indiana, Fifield said. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 10 July 2026

But the owners were dragging their feet, which afforded David time to browse listings for homes for sale in the country, amid cornfields, red barns and silos. — Dawn M. Turner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Eight days later, on Sunday, June 22, 1986, Tony and Michael Spilotro's bodies were found buried in a shallow grave in a sandy cornfield in Newton County, Indiana. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026

The brothers spent hours playing around their grandmother’s house—climbing trees, building forts, and racing through cornfields—but their home life was fraught. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cornfield

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

Kids Definition

cornfield

noun

corn·​field ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˌfēld 

: a field in which corn is grown