playing field

/pleɪɪŋ fild/

Other forms: playing fields

Definitions of playing field

1. noun

   the circumstances under which competition occurs
   “the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe”

   type of:

   circumstance

   a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
2. noun

   a piece of land prepared for playing a game
   synonyms: athletic field, field, playing area

   types:

   arena, scene of action

   a playing field where sports events take place

   ball field, baseball field, diamond

   the baseball playing field

   court

   a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played

   football field, gridiron

   the playing field on which football is played

   palaestra, palestra

   a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes

   bowling green

   a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls

   badminton court

   the court on which badminton is played

   basketball court

   the court on which basketball is played

   circus

   an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

   handball court

   the court on which handball is played

   piste

   a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts

   squash court

   the indoor court in which squash is played

   tennis court

   the court on which tennis is played

   volleyball court

   the court on which volleyball is played

   type of:

   parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract

   an extended area of land