ball field

noun

variants or ballfield
ˈbȯl-ˌfēld How to pronounce ball field (audio)
: a field for playing a sport using a ball
especially : a baseball field
The 14-year-old Astroturf surface at Dean Field in Bloomfield, one of the city's most popular ball fields, will be replaced with real grass next year. —Jon Schmitz
In Minneapolis, they tore down Met Stadium for a polyester ballfield with a roof over it, a ghostly greenish plastic baseball mall, and all those lovely summer nights were lost. —Garrison Keillor

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The new nine-hole course will also feature an Irish pub, wiffle ball field, pond, putting course, several large movie screens and potentially even sheep. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 The park has two baseball fields, a basketball court, a tee-ball field and an artificial turf for baseball and soccer. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 Other improvements for the east side of Dogwood Park would include refurbishing the ball fields and resurfacing the basketball courts. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Kevin Costner is the Iowa farmer who hears strange voices and builds a ball field in his corn. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ball field

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ball field was in 1760

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“Ball field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20field. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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