two-base hit

[ too-beys ]

/ ˈtuˌbeɪs /

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noun Baseball.

a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.

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RELATED WORDS

double, two-bagger

Nearby words

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Origin of two-base hit

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Also called double.

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