soccer field
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈsɑkər fiːld/
- US
:
campo de fútbol
- The players gathered at the soccer field to prepare for the championship match.
They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana.
- They used to gather up on the soccer fields just east of Tijuana.
- And so his first napalm bomb tests had occurred on the Harvard soccer fields.
- By the way, the total surface area of our gut barrier is massive, larger than a soccer field, football in the UK.
- And I said the other day, I said it is incredible that you will grow up having this view from your soccer field.
- And so we're going to have this Christian retreat center where marriages will be restored, kids camp, you know, amphitheater, you know, soccer fields and all this dope stuff.
Examples
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They have a great soccer field near here.
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I'll see you on the soccer field, and we'll settle this all then.
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And they met at a soccer field in this little town in Mexico.
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So like right now we're on a soccer field, you know, front to back.
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Get out of bed and get over to the soccer field, man.
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"So what time should my mom drop me off at the soccer field?"
Fiction book (2000) -
Instead of meeting with the rest of our class, I walked with her out to the soccer field.
Fiction book (1998) -
Training sessions and games were held on soccer fields in the local community.
Academic text (2009) -
In art class, Buddy painted a picture of a soccer field covered with giant soccer balls.
Fiction book (2002) -
I thought we would just start today by going around, introducing yourselves, telling me your strengths on the soccer field.
Synonyms
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1.0
An area marked for playing sports like soccer
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2.6
An area of ground marked for playing sports like soccer
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1.5
An area of land prepared and marked for playing sports
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2.1
An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track
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1.8
An area marked and prepared for sports, like a field or court
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an area marked for playing soccer' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'soccer' (the sport) with 'field' (a playing ground or pitch). This simple noun+noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns and standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Soccer field simply names the playing field for the game soccer. The word 'soccer' began as a friendly school nickname for 'association football', so the phrase came to mean the grass or artificial area marked out for that game.