bats
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bats
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The mitigation strategy recommendations included "maintaining the woodland as a suitable flight corridor and foraging area", to preserve part of the woodland as a "dark area for bats".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
This is unusual because such an active upward wing movement, known as an upstroke, has previously been linked mainly to the flight mechanics of bats and insects rather than birds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
"It helps me escape reality for a bit, being scared about something that is tangibly scary, like monsters or bats," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Brice Turang, who bats second for Milwaukee, homered off Skubal in the fourth inning Sunday and sacrificed in the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
We end up winning the game by a single run, all thanks to heavy-hitting Hennessey, who bats Laury in but gets tagged out trying to make her single into a double.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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