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line drive

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noun Baseball.

a batted ball that travels low, fast, and straight.

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RELATED WORDS

liner, rope, clothesline

Nearby words

  1. line copy,
  2. line cut,
  3. line dance,
  4. line dancing,
  5. line drawing,
  6. line drop,
  7. line engraving,
  8. line fish,
  9. line gale,
  10. line gauge

Origin of line drive

First recorded in 1930–35
Also called liner.
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