downfield

ˈdaʊnˌfiːld

Definition

Definition of downfield - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

field play

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toward the opponent's goal area, farther along the playing surface

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The receiver broke free and sprinted downfield for a long gain.

stacked

tiered

Adjective

sports

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located closer to the defending team's end

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The receiver was positioned downfield for the pass.

downrange

chemistry

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describing an NMR resonance at higher frequency

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The compound showed a downfield shift in the spectrum.

high-frequency

shifted

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Origin of downfield

English, down (towards) + field (field)

Terms with downfield included in their meaning

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field judge

sports

football official monitoring downfield play

side judge

sports

football official monitoring downfield behind defensive secondary

Examples of downfield in a sentence

The striker darted downfield, leaving defenders behind.
The quarterback looked for an open man downfield.
Players were scattered downfield, ready for the play.
The researcher noted a downfield peak in the analysis.
Downfield signals were observed in the experiment.

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French:vers l'avant, en aval, ...
German:das Feld hinunter, feldabwärts, ...
Italian:in profondità, avanzato, ...
Spanish:hacia el campo rival, más adelante en el campo, ...
Portuguese:para a frente, avançado, ...
Chinese:向前场, 前场的, ...
Japanese:ダウンフィールドに, ダウンフィールドの, ...
Arabic:نَحوَ مَرمى الخَصم, مُتَقَدِّم, ...
Hebrew:קְדִימָה בַּמִּגְרָשׁ, בְּמוֹרַד הַמִּגְרָשׁ, ...
Russian:вперёд по полю, в глубине поля, ...
Ukrainian:у напрямку до воріт суперника, в глибині поля, ...
Hindi:गोल की दिशा में आगे, नीचे मैदान में, ...
Bengali:সামনের দিকে, ডাউনফিল্ড, ...
Catalan:camp endins, més endavant, ...
Czech:směrem dopředu, hlouběji postavený, ...
Danish:ned ad banen, længere nede ad banen, ...
Dutch:ver het veld in, verderop, ...
Greek:προς την αντίπαλη εστία, προωθημένος, ...
Hungarian:előre, elöl lévő, ...
Khmer:ទៅមុខទីលាន, ស្ថិតនៅខាងមុខកាន់តែជិតតំបន់ចុងទីលានរបស់ក្រុមការពារ, ...
Korean:전방으로, 전방에 위치한, ...
Persian:به جلو, نزدیک به دروازه, ...
Polish:w głąb boiska, daleko w polu, ...
Portuguese (BR):para frente, mais à frente, ...
Romanian:în terenul advers, în apropierea porții adverse, ...
Swedish:framåt, längre ner på planen, ...
Thai:ลึกเข้าไป, ลึกเข้าไปในแดนฝ่ายตรงข้าม, ...
Turkish:ileri doğru, ileride, ...
Vietnamese:xuống sâu, gần cuối sân, ...

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Definition of downfield - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Adjective

Origin of downfield

Terms related to downfield

Terms with downfield included in their meaning

Examples of downfield in a sentence

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