midfield

English

Etymology

From mid- +‎ field.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd.fiːld/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

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).
   • 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport‎:

     England's win was built on industry and discipline, epitomised by the performances of Manchester City's Joleon Lescott in defence and Scott Parker in midfield.

2. (sports) The middle of the field of play.

Derived terms

• midfield anchor

Translations

middle of the field

Catalan: centre del camp (ca) m Danish: midtbane c Finnish: keskikenttä (fi) Irish: lárpháirc f Italian: centrocampo (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: midtbane m Nynorsk: midtbane m or f Portuguese: meio-campo m Romanian: centru de teren n Swedish: mittfält (sv) n

See also

• midfielder

Anagrams

• Fedlimid