See Also: infield(dictionary)
infield(dictionary)
Infield - Motor Sports(gambling)
Infield Fly Rule - Baseball(gambling)
Infield Racing (Sport) - Horse Racing(gambling)

infield (iou)



infield noun & adverb. L15.
[from IN-1 + FIELD noun.]
A. noun.
The (usu. arable) farmland lying near a farmstead; transf. arable land as opp. to pasture; land regularly manured and cropped. L15.
infield and outfield Hist. a system of husbandry confining manuring and tillage to the infield land.
Baseball. The area enclosed within the base lines, the diamond; each of the four fielders stationed on its boundaries. M19.
Cricket. The part of the playing area near the wicket; any fielder(s) stationed in this area. L19.
The area enclosed by a racetrack. US. E20.
b. adverb. In or towards the centre of a playing field. M19.