line-drive double

1 7.4

A hard, straight hit into the outfield that lets the batter reach second base

noun

Jargon

: doble por línea

The batter hit a line-drive double into the gap between the outfielders.

Examples

With two outs, she smashed a line-drive double down the left-field line.
His line-drive double in the seventh inning brought in two more runs.
Wow! What a line-drive double!
He hit a spectacular line-drive double in the seventh inning.
In the fifth inning, Smith hit a spectacular line-drive double that brought in two runs.
The crowd erupted as Jackson hit a line-drive double, allowing him to reach second base safely.
With a powerful swing, Lisa connected for a line-drive double, securing her place on second base.

Synonyms

double

vsline-drive double

Jargon

32 3.5

A hit that lets the batter reach second base

is the same but refers only to hits that result in reaching second base

two-bagger

vsline-drive double

Jargon

1 8.1

A hit that lets the batter reach second base

is a neutral term used in play and formal descriptions

line double

vsline-drive double

Jargon

3.7

A hard, low hit that lets the batter reach second base

is the same but defined only for hits struck hard on a low straight path

two-base hit

vsline-drive double

Specialized

4.2

A baseball play when the batter reaches second base safely

is the same general play but emphasizes the base reached rather than manner

two-baser

vsline-drive double

Specialized

7.9

A baseball hit that lets the batter reach second base safely

is more about reaching second base than about how the ball was hit

double-bagger

vsline-drive double

Jargon

8.1

A hit that lets the batter reach second base

is the neutral expression for the same play without slang

How Far

line-drive triple

Jargon

5.3

line-drive double

Jargon

1 7.4

line-drive single

Jargon

1 6.6

Surface Forms

line-drive double singular

line-drive doubles plural

Morphology

line-drive + double

The phrase combines a type of hit ('line-drive') with the known baseball result ('double' = two-base hit), so within a baseball context the meaning is compositionally predictable. However, 'line-drive' is a specialized sports compound that many B1 learners would not derive directly from 'line' + 'drive' without domain knowledge, making the expression only partially transparent to general learners.

Etymology

Line-drive double comes from baseball language. It joins line-drive (a hard, low hit) and double (when a batter reaches second base), so imagine a player smashing a fast, low ball into space and safely getting to second — that's why it means 'a double made by a line drive'.