afield

2 definitions found

afield - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Afield \A*field"\, adv. [Pref. a- + field.]
     1. To, in, or on the field. "We drove afield." --Milton.
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              How jocund did they drive their team afield! --Gray.
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     2. Out of the way; astray.
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              Why should he wander afield at the age of
              fifty-five!                           --Trollope.
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afield - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  afield
      adv 1: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking
             afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn:
             afield, abroad]
      2: in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the
         armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance";
         "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season
         opens"
      3: off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions
         can lead us too far afield"