open field

American

noun

Football.

any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.

open-field British

adjective

(prenominal) medieval history of or denoting the system in which an arable area was divided into unenclosed strips, esp cultivated by different tenants

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Like the polar bear, the musk ox had come into the Very, Very Far North from somewhere else, and he had chosen the large open field as his home.

From Literature

Mystery solved, Duane now had to walk all the way to Handsome’s residence, which was an open field due north, in order to tell Handsome that he would return in three days’ time to attend the afternoon tea.

From Literature

Dane was preparing to publish his memoir, “Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments,” later this year with Maria Shriver’s publishing imprint, the Open Field.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you launch your balloon from an open field you are at risk of an enemy counterstrike,” said Zubrin, who has since raised $2.5 million in venture capital and is supplying the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I love it. It allows me to get more touches on the ball in open field, it suits my game," Rees-Zammit said about playing full-back in an interview with the BBC.

From Barron's

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