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baseball cap

American  

noun

baseball caps plural
  1. a close-fitting cap with a deep visor and usually the name or emblem of a baseball team, worn by baseball players, or by others as casual attire.


baseball cap British  

noun

  1. a close-fitting thin cap with a deep peak

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The prize: A red Coca-Cola themed scarf or baseball cap.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, wearing a Knicks jersey, a baseball cap and mask, slipped into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in March to watch his favorite basketball team take on the Nets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Clark was described as wearing a camo baseball cap, a camo jacket, black pants and black boots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"I went shopping yesterday and bought a baseball cap," says Derek, who lives in Edgware in north London and did not want to give his full name.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

A woman in a baseball cap breezes in.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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