strike zone

noun

(baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike

• Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game

• Hypernyms: ↑zone

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noun

: the area (as between the knees and shoulders of a batter in his natural stance) over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike

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Baseball.

the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to his or her shoulders.

[1945-50]

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strike zone noun (baseball)

The area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to the middle of the torso

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Main Entry: ↑strike

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strike zone,

the area over home plate through which a baseball must be pitched for it to be called a strike, if the batter does not swing: »

The size of the strike zone was reduced, making it from the armpits [of the batter] to the top of the knees instead of from the shoulders to the knees (James O. Dunaway).

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n. Baseball an area over home plate extending approximately from the armpits to the knees of a batter when in the batting position. The ball must be pitched through this area in order for a strike to be called

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noun

the strike zone

baseball : the area over home plate where the baseball must pass after it is pitched in order to be called a strike

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ˈstrike zone 7 [strike zone] noun

(in ↑baseball) the area between a batter's upper arms and their knees, to which the ball must be ↑pitched