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

Examples of ball field in a Sentence

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There will be fireworks over ball fields, and parades down Main Street. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 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 The tournament will be held in Fort Smith, but the ball field hosting the event has not been announced. — Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2026 And of course, the park has the requisite harbors, beaches, basketball, pickleball/tennis courts, ball fields and an 18-hole golf course/driving range. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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