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 lone bright spot from the midfield was the solid presence of Pedri who played out of position and still had a decent all-around performance, but even he was criticized by many on social media for falling into a familiar trap. —Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

Between the time Haiti turned the ball over just over midfield to the goal took less than 10 seconds. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026

McGinn created two chances early in the second half, sparking one with a takeaway at midfield before being taken down by another controversial El Aynaoui challenge. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 June 2026

Almiron and Mulder exchanged words following a foul near midfield. —ABC News, 20 June 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