farm team

farm team
noun
a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
Syn: ↑farm club
Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game
Hypernyms: ↑minor-league team, ↑minor-league club

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Chiefly Baseball.
farm (def. 9).

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farm team noun
A sports club run with the aim of developing players for a bigger club
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Main Entry:farm

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n. Baseball a minor league team that provides players as needed to an affiliated major league team

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noun, pl ⋯ teams [count]
baseball : a minor-league baseball team that is associated with a major-league team

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