football field
Hundred-yard rectangle
A football field is the rectangular playing surface for American football, 100 yards long between end zones with an additional 10-yard end zone at each end.
The term serves as a common unit of informal measurement for large distances or areas: The warehouse was about two football fields long.
In British usage, a football field would be a soccer pitch.
Football field's scoring rectangle
- hashmarksLines marking yard intervals
- goalpostScoring frame for kicks
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- midfieldPitch's central region
gridiron · redzone · boundary · pylon · out-of-bounds · goalline · perimeter · length
Grass-covered earth surface
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- artificialMade, not natural
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- naturalNot artificially produced
sod · painted · lined · logo · hashmarks · groundskeeping · drainage · crown
endzone
Football field's scoring rectangle
- hashmarksLines marking yard intervals
- goalpostScoring frame for kicks
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
midfield · gridiron · redzone · boundary · pylon · out-of-bounds · goalline · perimeter · length · width
turf
Grass-covered earth surface
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- artificialMade, not natural
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
natural · sod · painted · lined · logo · hashmarks · groundskeeping · drainage · crown · traction
stadium
Large venue for spectators
scoreboard · jumbotron · lights · pressbox · locker-room · tunnel · bench · visitor · capacity · sellout
scrimmage
Practice match with contact
tackle · huddle · formation · snap · drive · possession · turnover · interception · fumble · sack
- campusdorm, dormitory, dormitories, dorms, quad
- playing surfacesgrass court, clay court, hard court, tennis court, basketball court
- sports fieldssoccer pitch, baseball diamond, basketball court, tennis court, rugby pitch
- fieldsbiology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering
- outdoor venuespark, playground, fairground, recreation ground, public garden
- recreation venuesrecreation center, sports complex, sports center, community center, roller rink
football fieldice rink
Frozen surface for skating
swimming pool · basketball court · tennis court · baseball diamond · golf course
football fieldpostage stamp
Adhesive indicating paid mail
pinhead · breadbox · thumbnail · hair's breadth · thimble
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