upfield
English
Etymology
up- + field
Adjective
upfield (comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)
- (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field
- (chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal
Antonyms
- (sports, chemistry): downfield
Adverb
upfield (comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)
- (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field
- 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport:
- The All Blacks drove upfield, using up the remaining moments, and when Joubert blew for another French infringement, the biggest party in New Zealand's history was under way.
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