cornfield

noun

corn·​field ˈkȯrn-ˌfēld How to pronounce cornfield (audio)
: a field in which corn is grown

Examples of cornfield in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In time, future generations will want to know about the man who built the castle in the cornfield, the women’s basketball program that for decades defined greatness, consistency and dedication to task. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024 The suspect fled the area and the girls were left wounded in the cornfield. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024 Law enforcement later found the youngest survivor in the cornfield. Sarah Nelson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024 Law enforcement then found the youngest survivor in the cornfield. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024 Decades after their horrific assaults and stabbings in a Hancock County cornfield in 1975, three women finally saw their case come to a close. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024 After a series of crop circles mysteriously appear in his cornfield, former priest Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) investigates and comes to discover that extraterrestrials may be responsible. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023 Falls spent his first 13 years of life surrounded by cornfields in rural Illinois, where his mother’s side of the family were farmers. Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023 Later that evening, a sheriff’s deputy found her purple bicycle in a cornfield just a half mile away from the home. Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cornfield was in the 14th century

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“Cornfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornfield. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

cornfield

noun
corn·​field ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˌfēld How to pronounce cornfield (audio)
: a field in which corn is grown

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