INFIELD


Meaning of INFIELD in English

/in"feeld'/ , n.

1. Baseball.

a. the diamond.

b. the positions played by the first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop, taken collectively.

c. the infielders considered as a group (contrasted with outfield ).

2. Track , Horse Racing. the area enclosed by a track.

3. Agric.

a. the part of the land of a farm nearest the farmhouse.

b. land regularly tilled. Cf. outfield (def. 3).

[ 1600-10; IN- 1 + FIELD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .