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
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
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Outside locations, such as a camp ground or a ball field, were the second most common, making up 41% of deaths.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 20 June 2024
The 85-acre Frontier Family Park has a wide variety of activities and amenities, including play areas, a fishing lake, ball fields, picnic areas and more.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
With fewer teachers already driving to schools, the dozens of schools that have already ripped out parking areas to build playgrounds and ball fields have had a transformative effect on the quality of life for so many people across the city.
—Jonathan Cohn, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
The city has swimming pools, but is short on ball fields.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 20 June 2024
The 85-acre Frontier Family Park has a wide variety of activities and amenities, including play areas, a fishing lake, ball fields, picnic areas and more.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
With fewer teachers already driving to schools, the dozens of schools that have already ripped out parking areas to build playgrounds and ball fields have had a transformative effect on the quality of life for so many people across the city.
—Jonathan Cohn, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2024
The city has swimming pools, but is short on ball fields.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
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“Ball field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20field. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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