ball field

noun

variants or ballfield
: a field for playing a sport using a ball
especially : a baseball field
The 14-year-old Astroturf surface at Dean Field in Bloomfield, one of the city's most popular ball fields, will be replaced with real grass next year. Jon Schmitz
In Minneapolis, they tore down Met Stadium for a polyester ballfield with a roof over it, a ghostly greenish plastic baseball mall, and all those lovely summer nights were lost. Garrison Keillor

Examples of ball field in a Sentence

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Broken beer bottles, crushed Bud Light cans, blue medical gloves, and large pools of blood could be seen near ball fields and picnic benches at one of the crime scenes. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024 Local little league players joined Chip at a run-down park ball field for one last game on the red dirt diamond before the actual demolition began. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024 The also built a Wiffle ball field at their Magnolia Market at the Silos shopping destination in Waco, where the historic Katy Field once hosted Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024 Also on site are ball fields, basketball courts, bike paths, pickleball, a game room, and areas for yoga and meditation. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ball field 

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ball field was in 1760

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“Ball field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20field. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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