Flyball

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of fly ball. alt-of, alternative

    "Pérez, a flyball pitcher, recorded only two fly outs, and one of the two balls hit Anderson’s way — Fielder’s three-run homer in the first — traveled an estimated 447 feet and dented a strip above the Miller Lite sign on the center-field scoreboard."

  2. 2
    A type of dog-race where dogs jump over hurdles to get to and return from a tennis-ball dispensing box.

Synonyms

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flyfly

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"Pérez, a flyball pitcher, recorded only two fly outs, and one of the two balls hit Anderson’s way — Fielder’s three-run homer in the first — traveled an estimated 447 feet and dented a strip above the Miller Lite sign on the center-field scoreboard."

Etymology

From fly + ball.

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