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

Southwest also plans to be the anchor tenant in the airport’s future Concourse B, controlling up to 20 of the 26 new gates planned for the midfield addition. —Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026

Newcomer Bryce Duke is expected to provide key midfield depth. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026

Other than that, Seattle’s midfield includes talisman Cristian Roldan and Designated Player Albert Rusnák with Paul Arriola likely to come off the bench — as good as a group gets in MLS. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026

Hood, who fired off eight shots in the first half alone, was running free in the midfield for most of the match. —Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 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