"upfield" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: further upfield [comparative], farther upfield [comparative], furthest upfield [superlative], farthest upfield [superlative]
Etymology: From up- + field. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|field}} up- + field Head templates: {{en-adj|further}} upfield (comparative further upfield or farther upfield, superlative furthest upfield or farthest upfield)
  1. Towards the upper part of a field.
    Sense id: en-upfield-en-adj-rwGAWa6R
  2. (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field.
    Sense id: en-upfield-en-adj-NLvg1nxW Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 35 30 0 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 4 32 34 2 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 35 31 0 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 33 33 0 33 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal.
    Sense id: en-upfield-en-adj-WG6~GRFd Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 35 30 0 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 4 32 34 2 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 35 31 0 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 33 33 0 33 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Adverb

Forms: further upfield [comparative], farther upfield [comparative], furthest upfield [superlative], farthest upfield [superlative]
Etymology: From up- + field. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|field}} up- + field Head templates: {{en-adv|further}} upfield (comparative further upfield or farther upfield, superlative furthest upfield or farthest upfield)
  1. Towards the upper part of a field.
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  2. (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field.
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