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downfield
adverb or adjective down·field \-ˈfēld\
sports : into or toward the part of the field toward which a team is headed
Full Definition of DOWNFIELD
: in or into the part of the field toward which the offensive team is headed
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First Known Use of DOWNFIELD
1922
Rhymes with DOWNFIELD
afield, airfield, backfield, Bloomfield, brickfield, Burchfield, coalfield, cornfield, dress shield, Enfield, Fairfield, force field, goldfield, greenfield, Hadfield, heat shield, Hounsfield, ice field, infield, left field, Masefield, midfield, minefield, oil field, outfield, playfield, right field, Schofield, Sheffield, snowfield, Springfield, subfield, unsealed, upfield, Wakefield, well-heeled, windshield
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