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

But Suzuki’s two-footedness meant he was relaxed in playing between them, popping passes into the spare player in midfield. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

New England had a 3rd-and-1 close to midfield, but its rush attempt was stopped cold and the Patriots punted. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Their squad was boosted with the signing of Manchester City legend Kevin De Bruyne over the summer, but the Italian giants are yet to hand the midfield maestro his first start. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 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