types:
outfield
the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
short
the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
railway yard,
railyard,
yard
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
desert
arid land with little or no vegetation
oasis
a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
minefield
a region in which explosives mines have been placed
clearing,
glade
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
field
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
field of fire
the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position
grounds
a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
industrial park
a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories
grassland
land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
mud flat
a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide
fairground
an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
midway
the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
fairway
a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
park,
parkland
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
range
a large tract of grassy, open land on which livestock can graze
sector
a portion of a military position
land site,
site
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
mine field
a tract of land containing explosive mines
terrain
a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
lot
a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
yard
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
yard
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
bed
a plot of ground in which plants are growing
camp,
summer camp
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
court
a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
garden
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
marshalling yard
a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded
palaestra,
palestra
a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
apron
(golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green
bomb site
an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs
campus
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
fairway
the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
bent
an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
hayfield,
meadow
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
firebreak,
fireguard
a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
junkyard
a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
lawn
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
monument
an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
national park
a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property
pesthole
a breeding ground for epidemic disease
rough
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
rookery
a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
safari park
an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through
veld,
veldt
elevated open grassland in southern Africa
tiltyard
(formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests