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moonball

American  
[moon-bawl] / ˈmunˌbɔl /

noun

Informal.
  1. a high lob in tennis.


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In a game the Padres trailed 3-2, San Diego hitter Ty France hit a ninth inning moonball with a runner on that sure looked like it could be a take-the-lead, potentially game-winning two-run home run…

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Playing with variety and spin, Chwalinska can lob, drop shot and moonball her opponents to distraction, but she can also hit with pace to finish off points quickly.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

“I’m not sure how, or why, but that pretty pink moonball grows in there, inside that ugly erster. Isn’t that funny?”

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

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