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spring training

noun

a program of physical exercise, practice, and exhibition games followed by a baseball team in the late winter and early spring, before the start of the regular season.
the period during which such a program takes place, usually from the beginning of March until the middle of April.

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Nearby words

spring onion, spring peeper, spring roll, spring snow, spring tide, spring training, spring valley, spring vetch, spring-clean, spring-cleaning, spring-loaded

Origin of spring training

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019