left field
The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person…The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher.
» Tom played left field.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher.
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
(countable, uncountable)The defensive position in the outfield to the left.
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source (especially in the phrases out of left field and from left field).
Some of her comments really came from left field. I have no idea what she was thinking.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An unusual or unexpected position, or a viewpoint held by very few others in contrast to the majority viewpoint (especially in the phrases out in left field and way out in left field)
Examples
9 sentencesTom played left field.
That came out of left-field.
The wounded soldiers were left in the field.
deDie verletzten Soldaten wurden auf dem Schlachtfeld zurückgelassen. — xtofu80
His ideas always come out of left field.
The ball landed way out in the middle of left field.
Forms
plural: left fields| Singular | left field |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable