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

Gray has also played in a variety of different positions at youth level and scored when playing in midfield alongside Borussia Dortmund’s Jobe Bellingham in England U21s 4-1 victory over Moldova in March. —Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Unable to hold it down inside the hemisphere’s most challenging soccer environment, Dos Santos’ players could not connect through the midfield or the attack, suffering until eventual breakdowns cascaded at nearly 9,000 feet of altitude. —Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 May 2026

Fitz also has some stiff competition in the attacking midfield. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026

Hernandez spent most of the season in midfield before transitioning forward in the back half of district, and the move proved to be effective. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 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