upfield

comparative further upfield · comparative farther upfield · superlative furthest upfield · superlative farthest upfield

1. Towards the upper part of a field.
2. hobbiesAway from the defending team's end of the playing field.

   Henderson, beginning a mini-run in the team with David de Gea on paternity leave, threw out to the left flank and Shaw had only one thought – to rumble upfield.

   2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian

3. chemistryDescribing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal.

comparative further upfield · comparative farther upfield · superlative furthest upfield · superlative farthest upfield

1. Towards the upper part of a field.
2. hobbiesAway from the defending team's end of the playing field.

   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.

   2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport

plural Upfields

1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
2. countableuncountableA suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.