baseball cap

American  

noun

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.

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baseball cap British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, accompanied by a DHS video team, was on site that day wearing a baseball cap and a black ballistic vest.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Trump wore an open-neck shirt and a white baseball cap pulled low over his eyes.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Trump, wearing a white baseball cap marked "USA" and no tie with his white shirt and dark jacket, stood at a podium between two flags against a black background.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Once treatment was complete, my hair looked wet with a faint blood-red hue and felt a bit sticky, but it was nothing a baseball cap couldn’t hide.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The first boy in line wore a baseball cap and a very worried look on his face.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene