strikeout
[strahyk-out]
noun Baseball.
an out made by a batter to whom three strikes have been charged, or as recorded by the pitcher who accomplishes this.
Nearby words
- strike zone,
- strike-slip fault,
- strikebound,
- strikebreaker,
- strikebreaking,
- strikeover,
- striker,
- striking,
- striking circle,
- striking price
Origin of strikeout
1885–90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase strike out
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