ball
63
8.6
- noun
- /bɔl/
- Archaic
:
bala de mosquete
- So a bullet is a small ball, exactly what the earliest bullets were.
- musket ball
- ball in the barrel
It can be whatever the hell you want, but you need hollow points, not ball ammo, OK?
- It can be whatever the hell you want, but you need hollow points, not ball ammo, OK?
- Soldiers carried paper cartridges containing both powder and a lead ball.
Examples
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The sabot centers the ball in the barrel to achieve accuracy of the impact location.
Academic text (2010) -
The soldier prepared to fire the cannon, carefully placing a lead ball into the barrel as part of the loading process.
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One of the musket balls took him, right in the back, right into a lung.
Fiction book (1999) -
It can be whatever the hell you want, but you need hollow points, not ball ammo, OK?
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Powder, patch, ball.
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During the demonstration, the instructor loaded a ball into the musket to show how firearms were originally designed to fire solid projectiles.
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In the historical reenactment, the volunteers used iron balls as ammunition to replicate early 18th-century military tactics.
Synonyms
2
8.6
A small round piece of lead that a musket fires
A piece of metal fired from a rifle, originally round but later long
Idioms
- Informal
3
9.6
In a difficult situation with little chance to make things better
- Informal
2
9.3
Leave a game or group angrily because you did not get your way
Compounds
- Specialized
8
3.4
A device with small metal balls that helps machine parts move with less rubbing
- Jargon
5
6.2
A pitch that curves as it moves toward the batter because the pitcher throws it with spin
- Formal
4
4.8
A formal party where guests wear masks and costumes to hide who they are
- Specialized
3
4.1
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
- Specialized
3
6.3
A hammer with one flat face and one rounded end used to shape metal and drive rivets
2
2.8
A player in football or rugby who holds the ball and tries to move forward to score
- UK
2
7.0
A ball bowled against the rules that gives the batting team a free hit on the next ball
1
5.3
A heavy ball in the Italian game of bocce that players roll to get close to the small target ball
- Specialized
1
3.9
A ball hit by the batter that lands between the foul lines and is in play
1
1.4
A small round piece of chewing gum with a hard colored sugar coating often sold in vending machines
- Specialized
1
9.9
A disease caused by a fungus that makes cottony growths on cranberries
- Specialized
1
4.1
A joint where a round bone end fits into a cup, allowing movement in many directions
- Specialized
1
7.0
A valve with a floating ball that controls the water level in a toilet tank
- Slang
1
7.0
A player who often steals or catches the ball from the other team to help their team
- Specialized
1
4.1
A device that controls the flow of water or gas using a round ball inside
- Jargon
1
7.7
A player who tries to win alone in important moments instead of trusting teammates
- Specialized
A baseball pitch thrown much slower than expected to surprise a batter
- Canadian
A small ball of mashed potato made with salted cod and often breaded and fried
- UK
A valuable underground mushroom that chefs use to give food a strong, earthy taste
- Specialized
A small metal case that contains a bullet and enough powder to fire it
- Indian
A small plant with delicate feathery leaves from tropical Asia often grown in shaded gardens
- Jargon
Skill in catching the ball from opponents during a game, especially in football or basketball
- US
A prickly weed with pale yellow flowers and yellow berry-like fruit found in the southeastern United States
A rough prickly weed with pale yellow flowers and small yellow berries that can be poisonous
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Etymology
Ball The word ball for a musket shot comes from the idea of something round; soldiers used small round 'balls' of lead as bullets, so the word means a round projectile.