right field

right field
noun
1. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
• Syn: ↑rightfield, ↑right
• Derivationally related forms: ↑right fielder
• Hypernyms: ↑tract, ↑piece of land, ↑piece of ground, ↑parcel of land, ↑parcel
• Part Holonyms: ↑outfield
2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
• Syn: ↑rightfield
• Derivationally related forms: ↑right fielder
• Hypernyms: ↑position
• Member Holonyms: ↑baseball team

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right field,
Baseball.
1. the part of the outfield from the first-base foul line to the center field.
2. the position of the player in this area. Abbr: rf.

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(also right) n. Baseball the part of the outfield to the right of center field from the perspective of home plate

a ball hit to right field

■ the position of the defensive player stationed in right field

he first gained attention while playing right field

Derivatives:
right fielder n.

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noun [noncount]
: the part of a baseball outfield that is to the right when you are looking out from home plate

a fly ball to (deep/shallow) right field

also : the position of the player defending right field

He plays right field.

right fielder noun, pl ⋯ -ers [count]

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ˌright ˈfield 7 [right field] noun singular
(in ↑baseball) the part of the field to the right of the ↑batter

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • right field — UK / US noun Word forms right field : singular right field plural right fields a) [countable/uncountable] the part of a baseball field to the right of the batter (= the player who hits the ball) b) [uncountable] the position of the player who… …   English dictionary

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  • right field — noun Date: 1857 1. the part of the baseball outfield to the right looking out from home plate 2. the position of the player defending right field • right fielder noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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