midfield

noun

mid·​field ˈmid-ˌfēld 

ˌmid-ˈfēld

1

: the middle portion of a field

especially : the portion of a playing field (as in football) that is midway between goals

2

: the players on a team (as in lacrosse or soccer) that normally play in the midfield

Examples of midfield in a Sentence

The team captains shook hands at midfield.

The ball went out of bounds near midfield.

They have a talented midfield this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

An hour before kick off, though, it was revealed that Olmo would once more line up in a central midfield spot in Hansi Flick’s different 4-1-4-1 approach that was a break from the usual 4-2-3-1. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025

For soccer, the players are seated in boxes located at midfield near the west tunnel. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025

As City scrambled to close down the wide areas, Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall grew in influence, too, outnumbering City’s midfield of Nico and Kovacic as Nunes dropped deeper to protect the back line. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

Joining her in the youth movement was 17-year-old Lily Yohannes, who also made her first USWNT start, and was exquisite in the midfield. —Chris Branch, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for midfield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield