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

Gasperini belatedly wanted to talk about beating Lecce in the absence of his first-choice defence and of club captain Lorenzo Pellegrini in midfield. —James Horncastle, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Trailing by 13 at midfield, Justin Herbert took a second-down snap and faced knifing pressure up the middle. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026

Pittsburgh picked up two first downs, but its drive stalled at midfield. —January 12, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026

After the Rams defense came up with a stop on fourth down at midfield on Carolina’s opening drive, Stafford quickly moved the offense downfield and found Nacua for a 14-yard touchdown pass over the middle for a 7-0 lead. —Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 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