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open field

noun

Football.
  1. any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.



open-field

adjective

  1. (prenominal) medieval history of or denoting the system in which an arable area was divided into unenclosed strips, esp cultivated by different tenants

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The decision leaves an open field for an assortment of yahoos from Georgia’s House delegation to enter the ring, such as Rep. Buddy Carter, who has already declared his candidacy with an ad about how Ossoff loves having “men in girls’ sports,” or Democrats’ preferred pick, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.

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It smells faintly of vanilla, honey and corn — like a memory of an open field just after a storm.

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On the men's side, defending champion Alcaraz heads up the Barcelona Open field, alongside Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev, while Alexander Zverev is top seed at the Munich Open.

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A private plane carrying six people crashed in an open field in upstate New York on Saturday, killing all on board, authorities say.

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