: a field in which corn is grown

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The company also recorded more than 326,000 geolocation checks at a single cornfield just across the border in Iowa. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026 From the cornfield to my left came sounds of movement—short crunching noises. — Don J. Dinndorf, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026 Jones, a member of the Blackfeet Nation from Midland, Texas, saw either oil fields or cornfields in his future. — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 Architect Brent Buck first met Whit Bernard and Freya Zaheer in a cornfield wearing a flannel shirt. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cornfield

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 15 Nov. 2026.

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: a field in which corn is grown
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