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FIELD DAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("field day" is a kind of...):
holiday; vacation (leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A time of unusual pleasure and success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("field day" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A day for outdoor athletic competition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("field day" is a kind of...):
day (a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(military) a day for military exercises and display
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("field day" is a kind of...):
day (a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)