playing_field (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *playing field*:
NOUN	state	playing field	the circumstances under which competition occurs
NOUN	location	playing field, athletic field, playing area, field	a piece of land prepared for playing a game / game / game

English > *playing field*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	The circumstances under which competition occurs.
Example	"the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"
Broader	circumstance	A condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

English > *playing field*: 2 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	A piece of land prepared for playing a game / game / game.
Synonyms	athletic field, playing area, field
Part of	stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium	A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
Parts	midfield	(sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
Narrower	arena, scene of action	A playing field where sports events take place
	ball field, baseball field, diamond	The baseball playing field
	bowling green	A field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
	court	A specially marked horizontal area within which a game / game / game is played
	football field, gridiron	The playing field on which football is played
	palestra, palaestra	A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
	pitch, soccer field	A sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
Broader	tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel	An extended area of land
Spanish	campo deportivo, campo, terreno de juego
Catalan	camp de joc, camp d'esports, camp, terreny de joc

HyperDic: playing_field