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

With a Chase McLaughlin field goal making it 24-10, the Cowboys felt desperate at the end of the third quarter, going for it on fourth down near midfield and failing to convert. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Araiza’s first punt of the day came early in the second quarter from around midfield with the game tied at 7. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

By contrast, Gallagher has been one of Spurs’ better performers this season — scoring in back-to-back games against Liverpool and Villa — but still feels more dispensable than most owing to the midfield depth. — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026

The Dolphins had two returns that were stopped at midfield by Miami’s kickers and punters, which means the special teams coverage unit failed to do its job of getting the Vikings’ returner down before reaching Miami’s last defender. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 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