upfield

English

Etymology

From up- +‎ field.

Adjective

upfield (comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)

1. Towards the upper part of a field.
2. (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field.
   • 2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

3. (chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sports, chemistry”): downfield

Adverb

upfield (comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)

1. Towards the upper part of a field.
2. (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^[2]:

     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.