infield

Meanings

1. The area inside a racetrack or running track.
2. A constrained scope or area.
3. An area to cultivate: a field
4. The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.
5. (as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield.
6. The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.

1. To enclose (a piece of land); make a field of.

1. Toward or into the infield.

Etymology

From in- + field.