ground ball

[ground bawl]

noun

Baseball.

1. a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground without having first risen in the air, as opposed to a fly ball.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground ball¹

First recorded in 1830–40, in cricket use; as an Americanism in 1855–60, in baseball use

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