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

Palace created little, with a functional midfield failing to break the lines and play balls in behind a defence that was comfortable sitting relatively deep. —Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

When Wayne Frederick laid off a cute pass to the Brazilian at midfield, Miami gave him nothing but space to dribble at its back line. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026

The France international won the ball in midfield and then spread it to Rafael Leão, before racing into the area to receive the through ball back and sweep it into the bottom right corner. —ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026

The midfield duo of Rodri and Bernardo Silva hold the key. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 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