cornfield
noun
corn·field
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Definition of cornfield
: a field in which corn is grown
Examples of cornfield in a Sentence
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Andrew Razin, the agriculture minister for the Moscow region, said his agency would assess how much damage the owner of the cornfield incurred during the crash. — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, "Russian Plane Crash-Lands in Cornfield, and Reports Say All Survived," 15 Aug. 2019 Their reluctance was no surprise; the back of the property features a view of cornfields. — Anchorage Daily News, "Extreme climate change has arrived in America. Here are the fastest-warming places.," 13 Aug. 2019 Construction of a temporary 8,000-seat ballpark — next to the diamond carved out of a cornfield on a Dyersville, Iowa, farm for the 1989 film — will begin next week. — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, "'That’s pretty cool’: White Sox players are psyched to be playing in the 2020 ‘Field of Dreams’ game," 9 Aug. 2019 Now there are plans by Scannell Properties to develop the northern portion of the former cornfield into a 421,152-square-foot distribution center. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "South Windsor reviewing new developments including Aldi, ax throwing business," 1 Aug. 2019 And the scene that makes every grownup weep is when the dark-haired young catcher steps out of the cornfield... — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, "The Why, How and What of America," 3 July 2019 Russian pilots emergency-landed an airliner in a cornfield, and no one died. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "Uber’s $5 Billion Loss, Boeing’s 787 Trouble, and More Car News," 19 Aug. 2019 The former cornfields along Ellington Road that were once the gateway into South Windsor are gone. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "South Windsor reviewing new developments including Aldi, ax throwing business," 1 Aug. 2019 His sister, May Black, used to tell stories about playing in the cornfields with her brother. — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, "Remains of Ohio man who died in WWII return home Thursday, public funeral set for Saturday," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cornfield.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cornfield
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cornfield
: a field in which corn is grown
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