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

They were given the licence to push on from central midfield into the channels and make runs behind the opposition’s defence. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025

Video posted to social media showed players from both sidelines rushing to midfield before punches were thrown. —Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025

The win was followed by an icy handshake between Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Bears head coach Ben Johnson at midfield as the final whistle blew. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025

Marcel Sabitzer has been a Bundesliga mainstay in central midfield and Marko Arnautovic, at 36, led the nation in scoring during qualifying. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025

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