football field

• Rechteckige, meist grasbewachsene Fläche, auf der Fußball (Soccer oder American Football) gespielt wird, üblicherweise mit markierten Grenzen und Toren an beiden Enden.

A rectangular grassy area used for playing football (soccer or American football), typically with marked boundaries and goalposts at each end.

1. Playing field for footballA2formal

   A rectangular field with specific markings used for playing the sport of football (soccer or American football).

   Fußballfeld

   • The players ran onto the football field to start the match.
   • The football field is 100 meters long.
   • They painted new lines on the football field before the game.

2. Unit of measurementB1informal

   Used informally to describe a large area or distance, roughly the size of a standard football field.

   Maßeinheit

   • The warehouse is about the size of two football fields.
   • The storm damaged an area equivalent to several football fields.
   • The new park covers three football fields of land.