fief |
a landholding granted by a lord to a vassal in a feudal system. |
fiefdom |
the domain of a lord under the system of feudalism. [2 definitions] |
field |
an expanse of open and usu. grassy ground, or such an expanse used for growing crops. [11 definitions] |
field artillery |
light mobile artillery that can accompany troops in the field. |
field corn |
any of several varieties of corn grown as livestock feed. |
field day |
a day set aside for such activities as games and athletic contests. [2 definitions] |
fielder |
in baseball or cricket, a player in the field. |
fielder's choice |
in baseball, a fielder's decision, on a batted ground ball, to put out a base runner instead of the batter. |
field event |
an event at a track meet that is not held on the running track, such as throwing or jumping. |
field glass |
(usu. pl.) a compact, portable binocular telescope used esp. outdoors. |
field goal |
in football, a score worth three points, made by kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts. [2 definitions] |
field gun |
a mounted mobile cannon. |
field hand |
a hired farm laborer, esp. one who works in the fields; hired hand. |
field hockey |
a form of hockey that is played with a small ball on a field, rather than with a puck on ice. |
field hospital |
a hospital-like facility set up for emergency treatment of soldiers near the fighting zone. |
field house |
a large building, usu. located at a college or university, suitable for indoor athletic activities, esp. track events, basketball, or gymnastics. [2 definitions] |
field magnet |
a magnet used to produce and maintain a magnetic field in an electrical device such as a motor, generator, or particle accelerator. |
field marshal |
a military officer of the highest or next to highest rank in the armies of certain European countries. |
field officer |
a military officer with the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel, or major. |
fieldpiece |
a piece of artillery for use on the battlefield; field gun. |
field-test |
to test (something) in the same conditions as those in which it will actually be used. |