Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "wasan filin" tana nufin duk wani wasa ko wasan da ake yi a babban filin waje ko fili, sabanin yin wasa a cikin gida ko kuma ƙarami, filin wasa. Misalan wasannin filin sun haɗa da ƙwallon ƙafa, ƙwallon ƙafa, rugby, lacrosse, da hockey na filin. Waɗannan wasannin yawanci suna buƙatar gudu da motsa jiki da yawa kuma galibi ana buga su tare da ƙungiyar ƴan wasa da wata ƙungiyar.