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OUTFIELD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("outfield" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
Meronyms (parts of "outfield"):
center; center field; centerfield (the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher)
left; left field; leftfield (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left)
right; right field; rightfield (the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right)
Holonyms ("outfield" is a part of...):
ball field; baseball field; diamond (the baseball playing field)
Antonym:
infield (the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate)
Derivation:
outfielder ((baseball) a person who plays in the outfield)
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