fiield

field [countable]

• 1

  farm

  an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass:
• a view of green fields and rolling hills
• field of
• a field of wheat
• corn/rice/wheat etc field
• working in the cotton fields
• 2

  subject

  a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work
• field of
• her work in the field of human rights
• Peter's an expert in his field.
• He's the best-known American outside the field of (=not connected with) politics.
• 3

  sport

  an area of ground where sports are played
• a baseball/football/cricket etc field
• the local soccer field
• on/off the field
• The team have had a bad year, both on and off the field.
• Fans cheered as the players took the field (=went onto the field).
• 4

  practical work

  work or study that is done in the field is done in the real world rather than in a class or laboratory
• in the field
• His theories have not yet been tested in the field.
• field trials/testing/research etc
• ➔ field trip, fieldwork
• 5

  competitors

• a) all the people, companies, products etc that are competing against each other:
• the field of candidates for the election
• be ahead of/lead the field (=be doing better than the others)
• Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%.
• b) all the horses or runners in a race:
• Prince led the field (=was ahead of the others) as they came around the final bend.
• 6

   magnetic/gravitational/force field

  the area in which a natural force is felt or has an effect:
• the Earth's magnetic field
• 7

   coal/oil/gas field

  a large area of land where coal, oil, or gas is found:
• North Sea oil fields
• 8

   the field (of battle)

  the time or place where there is fighting in a war:
• The new tank has yet to be tested in the field.
• medals won on the field of battle
• 9

   field of vision/view

  the whole area that you are able to see without turning your head
• 10

   snow/ice field

  a large area of land covered with snow or ice
• 11

   field of fire

  the area that you can hit when you shoot from a particular position
• 12

   leave the field clear for somebody

  to make it possible for someone to do something or to be successful at something, by not competing with them:
• Josh left the company, leaving the field clear for me.
• 13

  computers

  in a computer document, an amount of space made available for a particular type of information:
• an empty field (=not yet written in)

• ➔ have a field day

   at field day

   ➔ play the field

   at play1 (29)

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.