hayfield
noun
hay·field
| \ ˈhā-ˌfēld
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variants:
or less commonly hay field
Definition of hayfield
: a field where herbaceous plants and especially grasses or legumes (such as timothy or orchard grass or alfalfa) are grown for hay (see hay entry 1 sense 1)
Examples of hayfield in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Decades of flooding Miami sits just off the interstate about 90 miles from Tulsa, in a rural corner of the state where hayfields, cattle ranches and pickup trucks dot the landscape. — Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, "A Senator’s Lake House vs. a Town Fighting Flooding," 27 Aug. 2019 When an Amish farmer found the body of Sandra Hernandez in a hayfield in LaGrange County, Indiana, on an early spring day 27 years ago, police already had a suspect in mind. — Christian Sheckler, ProPublica, "The Questionable Conviction, and Re-Conviction, of Ricky Joyner," 20 July 2019 Why: The undulating drive south on Oregon 47 takes you past mowed hayfields and vineyards and into Oregon wine country and one of the state’s most scenic downtowns in McMinnville. — latimes.com, "Detours worth taking on your next road trip," 20 May 2018 The property was nothing but a hayfield and brush, said CDHR volunteer Kim Weglinski. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Colchester Edition," 10 Apr. 2018 The property was nothing but a hayfield and brush, said CDHR volunteer Kim Weglinski. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Colchester Edition," 10 Apr. 2018 But not far away, huge trucks roar along gravel roads and a hayfield is being cleared to expand Edgerton’s Logistics Park Kansas City, which opened in 2013. — Lynn Horsley, kansascity, "Tiny JoCo town is booming. That's not good for everyone. | The Kansas City Star," 26 Apr. 2018 The property was nothing but a hayfield and brush, said CDHR volunteer Kim Weglinski. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Colchester Edition," 10 Apr. 2018 The property was nothing but a hayfield and brush, said CDHR volunteer Kim Weglinski. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Colchester Edition," 10 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hayfield.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hayfield
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hayfield
: a field where grass is grown for hay
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