English > infield: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate. |
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| Synonyms | baseball diamond, diamond |
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| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
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| Part of | ball field, baseball field, diamond | The baseball playing field |
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| Parts | base, bag | A place that the runner must touch before scoring |
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| batter's box | An area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat |
| mound, hill, pitcher's mound | (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands |
| short | The location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed |
| Broader | tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel | An extended area of land |
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| Opposite | outfield | The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases |
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| Spanish | campo de béisbol, diamante |
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| Catalan | camp de beisbol, diamant |
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| Nouns | infielder | (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield |
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