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English Dictionary: afield by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
afield
adv
  1. far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
    Synonym(s): afield, 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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Afield \A*field"\, adv. [Pref. a- + field.]
      1. To, in, or on the field. [bd]We drove afield.[b8]
            --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.
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