playing field

playing field
noun
1. the circumstances under which competition occurs
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the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe

• Hypernyms: ↑circumstance
2. a piece of land prepared for playing a game
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the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field

• Syn: ↑athletic field, ↑playing area, ↑field
• Derivationally related forms: ↑field (for: ↑field)
• Hypernyms: ↑tract, ↑piece of land, ↑piece of ground, ↑parcel of land, ↑parcel
• Hyponyms:
• Part Holonyms: ↑stadium, ↑bowl, ↑arena, ↑sports stadium
• Part Meronyms: ↑midfield

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noun, pl ⋯ fields [count]
: an area that is used for playing some sports; especially : the part of a field that is officially marked as the place where the action of a game happens — see also ↑level playing field

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ˈplaying field [playing field playing fields] noun
a large area of grass, usually with lines marked on it, where people play sports and games

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the school playing fields

Example Bank:

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The school's playing fields offer facilities for tennis, football, hockey and athletics.


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