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

Despite Barcelona's midfield depth, Rodri's quality and synergy with international teammates would significantly bolster Hansi Flick's squad. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Junior are Arsenal’s top targets to strengthen midfield and attack respectively. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Short yardage and goal-line work The Chiefs opened practice with an 11-on-11 live-tackle team period to simulate short-yardage situations, giving Mahomes four third-and-short plays around midfield and then four goal-to-go snaps near the end zone. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 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