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

There was cohesion in the midfield. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026

Ioane charged and offloaded to Tommaso Menoncello, who bumped off Elliot Daly and passed inside to midfield partner Marin to finish off. —ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026

Hinshelwood has made 70 first-team appearances, scoring nine goals and contributing six assists in a variety of midfield roles and occasionally as a full-back, since progressing through the academy from the age of eight. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

The building will be razed to make way for new midfield taxiways to support the airport’s forthcoming second concourse, which is scheduled to open in the early 2030s. —Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 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