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left field in WordNet English dictionary
noun- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
"the batter flied out to left"
left field leftfield left
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
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left field in English Wiktionary
- (noun) (baseball) the part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher
- (noun) (baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the left.
- (noun) (idiom) an unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source (especially in the phrases "'out of left field"' and "'from left field"')
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