upfield

English

Etymology

up- +‎ field

Adjective

upfield (comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)

  1. (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field
  2. (chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal

Antonyms

Adverb

upfield (comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)

  1. (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:
      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.
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