fly ball

fly ball

n. Baseball

A ball that is batted in a high arc, usually to the outfield.

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fly ball - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air fly hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" blast - a very long fly ball pop fly, pop-fly, pop-up - a short high fly ball line drive, liner - (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop" flare - (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield Texas leaguer - (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"