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

The difference, however, is that City allowed Arsenal’s centre-backs to have the ball, and were not aggressive in their initial press, instead focusing on blocking passes into Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi in midfield. —Thom Harris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026

In the 58th minute, Son danced around Costa Rican referee Keylor Herrera in the LAFC half and found the winger at midfield with room in front of him. —Josh Gross, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026

But after a few too many attacking runs were made by the Wolverines and numbers were sent forward, Pieper timed its game-defining play using midfield distribution from Blake Dildy, who dished to Jackson Blankenship out wide before a crossing pass found Jack Blische for the win. —Staff Writter, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026

Kevin Correa’s play in the midfield was key in the win. —Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 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