fly ball
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3.1
- noun
- /flaɪ bɔl/
- Specialized
:
elevado
- The pitcher watched as the hitter sent a deep fly ball toward the fence.
- catching a fly ball
- outfielders catch fly balls
Examples
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There's a high fly ball deep in left-center field.
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Fly ball, deep left field.
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It's a long fly ball...
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It's a long fly ball to deep left center!
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A deep fly ball to right field.
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And it's a high fly ball...
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A routine fly ball hit to left field.
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The next batter up hit a fly ball to shallow left.
Fiction book (2000) -
Assuming this works, Granderson needs only to produce a fly ball to tie the game.
Blog text (3) -
The next batter, Brian Peacock, lifted a deep fly ball to the right field corner.
Blog text (16)
Synonyms
50
5.4
A ball hit high into the air in baseball
10
4.4
A high, curved throw of a ball or other object
4
3.6
A very long high hit in baseball often for a home run
3
5.8
A high ball hit in baseball or softball that is easy to catch
2
6.9
To hit the ball high but not far so it is easy to catch
2
7.5
A fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
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3.6
A high fly ball that is easy for fielders to catch
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4.2
A short high ball hit into the air that a fielder can easily catch
A ball hit high into the air near home plate that is easy to catch
A short, weak fly ball that drops between infielders and outfielders and gives the batter a hit
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a ball hit high into the air' is transparently built from 'fly' (moving or flying high) + 'ball' (a ball) so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer 'a ball that flies/high in the air'. It is a straightforward compositional noun phrase used in a baseball context, so while domain knowledge (baseball) helps, the sense itself is predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The noun fly ball comes from baseball and paints a simple picture: the fly ball is a ball that flies high through the air after a hit. So it means 'a ball hit high up into the air rather than along the ground'.