ground rule double

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noun Baseball.

a safe hit ruled for two bases according to the rules of a particular stadium, as when a fly ball bounces once in the outfield and then clears a fence.

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Origin of ground rule double

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Words nearby ground rule double

ground rent, ground robin, ground rod, ground row, ground rule, ground rule double, ground rules, ground run, groundsel, groundsel tree, groundshare

How to use ground rule double in a sentence

For every nanosecond that I miraculously lift off the ground, I land with an inordinately loud thud.
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That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.
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Obviously, the first obligation of all liberal democratic governments is to enforce the rule of law.
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That ground hold was to stop you flying through weather that could kill you and everyone else aboard.
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And so the same creeping rot of the rule of law that the administration has inflicted on immigration now bedevils our drug laws.
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Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.
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A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.
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All elements of expression modify each other, so that no mere rule can cover all cases.
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As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
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