upfield
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upfield¹
adjective further upfield · farther upfield · furthest upfield · farthest upfield
- Towards the upper part of a field.
- Away from the defending team's end of the playing field. Henderson, beginning a mini-run in the team with David de Gea on paternity leave, threw out to the left flank and Shaw had only one thought – to rumble upfield.
- Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal.
Opposite: downfield
adverb further upfield · farther upfield · furthest upfield · farthest upfield
- Towards the upper part of a field.
- Away from the defending team's end of the playing field. The All Blacks drove upfield, using up the remaining moments, and when Joubert blew for another French infringement, the biggest party in New Zealand's history was under way.
Upfield²
Where it comes from
From Old English upp (“up”) + feld (“field”), a toponymic surname for someone who lived at the upper field.
proper noun Upfields
- A surname from Old English.
- A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: downfield
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title = {upfield},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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