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fly ball

American  
[flahy bawl] / ˈflaɪ ˈbɔl /

noun

Baseball.

  1. a ball that is batted high up into the air, as opposed to a ground ball.

Etymology

Origin of fly ball

An Americanism first recorded in 1860–65

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