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

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

The army man, now a general, has, for the main, ditched the camouflage in favour of the baseball cap and tracksuit, or a boubou - traditional Guinean attire of loose-fitting robes with elaborate embroidery.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 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

In September, 2022, 48-year-old Torres Bruster walked into a gas-station convenience store in his Akron, Ohio, neighborhood, wearing a baseball cap and a black T-shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

His hair had grown and was tucked underneath a faded black baseball cap.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young