playfield

noun

play·​field ˈplā-ˌfēld How to pronounce playfield (audio)
: a playground for outdoor athletics

Examples of playfield in a Sentence

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This is a full-sized pinball machine that uses a 4K 32-inch display as the playfield with a 23.8-inch screen above to show scores and theming. Simon Hill, Wired News, 26 June 2025 Let Teams Stretch Boundaries To Expand Company Culture A company culture is like a collective playfield, with each team playing within its boundaries. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 There’s also a gong bash target near the middle right of the playfield. Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2025 To further reduce memory requirements, Mr. Mayer and Mr. Milner decided to display the background of the screen at relatively low resolution, while displaying moving objects with higher resolution—low-resolution playfield, high-resolution players. Tekla S. Perry, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for playfield

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of playfield was in 1808

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“Playfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playfield. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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