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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
left field \left` field"\, leftfield \left`field"\n. (Baseball)
the part of the outfield on the catcher's or batter's left.
Syn: left.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
left field
n 1: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
[syn: left]
2: 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)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
left field
n.
1 (lb en baseball) 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.
2 (lb en baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the
left.
3 (lb en figurative) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source
(especially in the phrases ''out of left field'' and ''from left
field'').
4 (lb en figurative) 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'')
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
left field
n.
1 (lb en baseball) 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.
2 (lb en baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the
left.
3 (lb en figurative) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source
(especially in the phrases ''out of left field'' and ''from left
field'').
4 (lb en figurative) 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'')
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
left field
n.
1 (lb en baseball) 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.
2 (lb en baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the
left.
3 (lb en figurative) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source
(especially in the phrases ''out of left field'' and ''from left
field'').
4 (lb en figurative) 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'')
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
left field
n.
1 (lb en baseball) 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.
2 (lb en baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the
left.
3 (lb en figurative) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source
(especially in the phrases ''out of left field'' and ''from left
field'').
4 (lb en figurative) 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'')
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