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  • noun Alternative spelling of centerfield.

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Examples

  • Neither Corey Patterson nor Rajai Davis patrols centrefield the way Wells did in his 12 season in Toronto, but neither one consumes $21 million in salary.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Morgan Campbell 2011

  • For the next 40 minutes John Farrell and Gose stood in centrefield and shot the breeze like a couple of old saloon pals in what was a telling snapshot of life with the new skipper.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROBERT MacLEOD 2011

  • The home side maintained this attacking pressure and, from a free-kick centrefield, the forwards took the ball on, their superior technique enabling them to outmaul the heavier opposition, which led to Matt McHale scoring a try to the right of the posts, which Jason Murphy duly converted.

    Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon 2010

  • The home side maintained this attacking pressure and, from a free-kick centrefield, the forwards took the ball on, their superior technique enabling them to outmaul the heavier opposition, which led to Matt McHale scoring a try to the right of the posts, which Jason Murphy duly converted.

    Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon 2010

  • Fans commenting on the CFL's website generally are supportive of the current straight scrimmage format, although some are in favour of moving the ball back as far as centrefield, arguing that a team shouldn't be placed into field goal range at the start of overtime.

    Fort Frances Times Online - 2010

  • Mark Noon and Guy Hadland came close to adding to the Eagles 'woes but on 80 minutes Boro sealed an excellent night's work, Storer intercepting in centrefield and then releasing Moore who coolly slipped his clinical finish under the helpless Armitt.

    icCoventry 2010

  • Lara had the centrefield transformed into a scene of white tents with castle-type peaks which had turfites in awe.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News 2009

  • A fourth outfielder who can play centrefield well enough to cover a star outfielder's five or six rest days?

    Mets Geek 2009

  • The farthest one from our side was sent gliding out to the middle of centrefield, with the crowd going wild as the paper plane caught an updraft and just kept on going.

    Out Of Left Field 2009

  • Lara had the centrefield transformed into a scene of white tents with castle-type peaks which had turfites in awe.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News 2009

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