English

Adjective

upfield ‎(comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)

1. (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field
2. (chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a lower frequency to that of a reference signal

Antonyms

• (sports, chemistry): downfield

Adverb

upfield ‎(comparative more upfield, superlative most upfield)

1. (sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field
   • 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport:

     The All Blacks drove upfield, using up the remaining moments, and when Joubert blew for another French infringement, the biggest party in New Zealand's history was under way.