"midfield" meaning in English

See midfield in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪd.fiːld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-midfield.wav Forms: midfields [plural]
Etymology: From mid- + field. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|field}} mid- + field Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} midfield (usually uncountable, plural midfields)
  1. (sports) The portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-midfield-en-noun-JMxGCBwY Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (sports) The middle of the field of play. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sports Translations (middle of the field): centre del camp [masculine] (Catalan), midtbane [common-gender] (Danish), keskikenttä (Finnish), lárpháirc [feminine] (Irish), centrocampo (Italian), midtbane [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), midtbane [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), meio-campo [masculine] (Portuguese), centru de teren [neuter] (Romanian), mittfält [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-midfield-en-noun-pnhcyJqO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mid-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 62 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'middle of the field': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: midfielder

Inflected forms

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