Hypertext Webster Gateway: "afield"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Afield \A*field"\, adv. [Pref. a- + field.]
1. To, in, or on the field. ``We drove afield.'' --Milton.
How jocund did they drive their team afield! --Gray.
2. Out of the way; astray.
Why should he wander afield at the age of
fifty-five! --Trollope.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
afield
adv 1: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking
afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn: {abroad}]
2: in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the
armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance";
"unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season
opens"
3: off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such
digressions can lead us too far afield"
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