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infield
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun infield has 1 sense
- infield(n = noun.artifact) baseball diamond, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate; Array is a part of ball field, baseball field, diamond
has parts: bag, base, batter's box, hill, mound, pitcher's mound, short
is a kind of parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
Derived form noun infielder1
Antonym: outfield
CIDE DICTIONARY
infield, v. t.
To inclose, as a field. [1913 Webster]
infield, n.
- Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; -- distinguished from
outfield . Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
infield, n.
1 Cricket a the part of the ground near the wicket. b the fielders stationed there.
2 Baseball a the area between the four bases. b the four fielders stationed on its boundaries.
3 farm land around or near a homestead.
4 a arable land. b land regularly manured and cropped.
1 Cricket a the part of the ground near the wicket. b the fielders stationed there.
2 Baseball a the area between the four bases. b the four fielders stationed on its boundaries.
3 farm land around or near a homestead.
4 a arable land. b land regularly manured and cropped.
Derivative
infielder n. (in sense 2).
THESAURUS
infield
archery ground, athletic field, badminton court, baseball field, basketball court, billiard parlor, bowling alley, bowling green, course, court, cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, diamond, fairway, field, football field, glaciarium, golf course, golf links, gridiron, gym, gymnasium, ice rink, links, outfield, oval, playground, playing field, playroom, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, putting green, racecourse, racket court, rink, skating rink, soccer field, squash court, stretch, tennis court, track, turf
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