afield
    adv 1: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking
           afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn:
           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"

Afield \A*field"\, adv. [Pref. a- + field.]
   1. To, in, or on the field. "We drove afield." --Milton.
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            How jocund did they drive their team afield! --Gray.
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   2. Out of the way; astray.
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            Why should he wander afield at the age of
            fifty-five!                           --Trollope.
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