ground ball
noun Baseball.
a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
Words nearby ground ball
grouchy, grough, ground, ground alert, ground bait, ground ball, ground bass, ground beam, ground beetle, ground bug, ground bundle
Compare fly ball.
Origin of ground ball
1830–40, in cricket; 1855–60, Americanism in baseball use
Also called grounder.
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