the strike zone

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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  • Strike zone — In baseball, the strike zone is a conceptual three dimensional right angle pentagonal over home plate which defines the boundaries through which a pitch must pass in order to count as a strike when the batter does not swing. Other uses of strike… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 * * * noun : the …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike zone — noun The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batters knees to the belt and the width of home plate. That umpire often compresses the strike zone late in the game …   Wiktionary

  • strike zone — /ˈstraɪk zoʊn/ (say struyk zohn) noun 1. Baseball, Softball the area through which a pitched ball must travel for a strike to be registered, being over the home plate and between two imaginary horizontal lines, the upper extending from the batter …  

  • Strike zone (disambiguation) — Strike zone may refer to: * Strike zone, in baseball, the area over home plate through which a pitch must pass in order to count as a strike * Strike Zone , a science fiction novel set in the Star Trek expanded universe * Strike Zone , a song by… …   Wikipedia

  • Strike zone — Strike zone, n. (Baseball) the area above home plate where, if a pitched ball passes through and is not hit by the batter, the pitch counts as a strike. Specifically, it is directly above home plate and at a height from the knees to the shoulders …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • strike zone — ☆ strike zone n. Baseball the area over home plate, between the batter s knees and armpits, through which the ball must be pitched for a strike to be called by the umpire …   English World dictionary

  • Strike Zone — is a novel by Peter David.PlotIn this book a race of aliens who have fought with the Klingons for centuries, called the Kreel, find a large stash of advanced weapons hidden on a strange planet on the Kreel Klingon border.They are established as… …   Wikipedia

  • strike zone — strike′ zone n. spo baseball the area above home plate extending from the batter s knees to the armpits • Etymology: 1945–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • Mike Piazza's Strike Zone — Developer(s) Devil s Thumb Entertainment Publisher(s) GT Interactive …   Wikipedia

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