fly ball

fly ball
noun
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Syn: ↑fly
Derivationally related forms: ↑fly (for: ↑fly)
Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game
Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑hitting, ↑striking
Hyponyms:
blast, ↑pop fly, ↑pop-fly, ↑pop-up, ↑liner, ↑line drive, ↑flare, ↑Texas leaguer

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a ball hit in baseball into the air at least high enough to be caught by a fielder before touching the ground — compare grounder

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Baseball.
a ball that is batted up into the air. Also called fly. Cf. ground ball.
[1860-65, Amer.]

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fly ball noun (baseball)
A ball hit high into the air
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Main Entry:fly

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fly ball,
Baseball. = fly. (Cf.fly)

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n. Baseball a ball batted high into the air

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noun, pl ⋯ balls [count]
baseball : a baseball that is hit high into the air

He hit a long fly ball to left field.

— compare ground ball

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ˈfly ball 7 [fly ball] noun
(in baseball) a ball that is hit high into the air

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fly ball — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fly ball — n a ball that has been hit high into the air in a game of ↑baseball …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fly ball — fly ,ball noun count a ball hit high into the air in baseball …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fly ball — fly′ ball′ n. spo a baseball batted high into the air • Etymology: 1860–65, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • fly ball — n. FLY1 (n. 8) …   English World dictionary

  • fly ball — {n.} A baseball hit high into the air. * /He hit an easy fly ball to center field./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fly ball — {n.} A baseball hit high into the air. * /He hit an easy fly ball to center field./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fly\ ball — noun A baseball hit high into the air. He hit an easy fly ball to center field …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fly|ball governor — «FLY BL», an apparatus for governing an engine s speed by linking the governor with the valve that controls the input of steam: »Flyball governor…one of the earliest automatic control devices, was invented by James Watt (Scientific American) …   Useful english dictionary

  • fly ball — Baseball. a ball that is batted up into the air. Also called fly. Cf. ground ball. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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