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MIDFIELD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("midfield" is a kind of...):
center; centre; eye; heart; middle (an area that is approximately central within some larger region)
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
lacrosse (a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal)
Holonyms ("midfield" is a part of...):
athletic field; field; playing area; playing field (a piece of land prepared for playing a game)
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