athletic field

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Noun

athletic field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

playing area, playing field, field

scene of action, arena - a playing field where sports events take place

ball field, baseball field, diamond - the baseball playing field

court - a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"

football field, gridiron - the playing field on which football is played

palaestra, palestra - a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes

sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

bowling green - a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls

midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)

parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land

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A new athletic field for soccer, lacrosse and other sports will replace a vacant lot next to the Mount Prospect Ice Arena, under a plan approved by village trustees this week.

Athletic field planned next to Mount Prospect Ice Arena

But only the squeals of 25 pigs, which were killed for a series of rituals, broke the somber mood at the Benguet athletic field here.

Benguet gongs fall silent to honor disaster fatalities

The visually striking facility sits amid a 9.24-acre, university-like campus, highlighted by a cutting-edge visual and performing arts building and a 57,600-square-foot athletic field. The campus is also home to a support service center that includes a nurse's office, library, and college career and wellness centers.

Maywood Center for Enriched Studies Los Angeles USD, California

He recognized that it is on the athletic field we learn loyalty, discipline, the value of hard work, acceptance of responsibility, respect for oneself and others, and the mark of a mature person: the deferment of immediate gratification for long-term goals.

Hall of Famer Ron Mix Remembers Sid Gillman, His Coach

The surface temperature that any particular artificial athletic field might reach will vary with season and regional climate.

Mutagenic potential of artificial athletic field crumb rubber at increased temperatures

BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers serves as the architect; interior designer; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineer; civil engineer; and site and athletic field designer for the entire construction program financed by the bond.

Voters approve $30m construction bond for LI schools

Project development and construction group Skanska AB (STO:SKAB) announced on Monday that it has signed a contract with The Texas A&M University System in College Station to construct a new football stadium and athletic field house for Praire View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, US.

Skanska awarded USD53m contract to construct football stadium in Prairie View, US

for the athletic field renovation at Shepherd Hill Regional High School.

Company hired to renovate Shepherd Hill field

"The improvements to the Camden High School Athletic Field have already had a positive impact on our students and community," states Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard.

American Athletic Bolsters Camden Community with New High School Athletic Field

The key to building a good athletic field is providing a good root zone (Figure 22-3).

Chapter 22 Sports turf

Like the two of them, I was a UNC varsity athlete, but their status comes from their value on the athletic field, and mine, a one-year walk-on marginal track and fielder, most assuredly does not.