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

Following the interception, the 49ers defense forced a three-and-out at midfield. —Matt Barrows, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025

The play was during the Browns' final possession of the game, which ended up resulting in the Browns getting over midfield and helping set up Szmyt's game-winning kick. —Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025

Also, Nector Triantis made his first league start at center back, not his regular defensive midfield spot. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025

Sophomore quarterback Devin Martinez led them across midfield, but their final drive fell victim to the same enemy that ended the two before it. —Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 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