ground ball
noun Baseball.
a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
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Origin of ground ball
1830–40, in cricket; 1855–60, Americanism in baseball use
Words nearby ground ball
grough, ground, groundage, ground alert, ground bait, ground ball, ground bass, ground beam, ground beetle, groundbreaker, groundbreaking
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