Phrase guide

away game

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈweɪ ɡeɪm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a game played away from home

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: road game

Antonyms: home game

Broader terms: game

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vieraspeli — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • Finnish: vierasottelu — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • French: à l'extérieur — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • German: Auswärtsspiel — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • Norwegian: bortekamp — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • Polish: mecz wyjazdowy — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • Russian: игра́ на чужо́м по́ле (igrá na čužóm póle) — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • Serbo-Croatian: игра у гостима (igra u gostima) — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • Serbo-Croatian: igra u gostima — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory
  • Swedish: bortamatch — athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory