batter's_box
has definitions from the field of baseball
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[ noun ] (baseball) an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat
Used in print (Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)He got back into the batter's_box and on the next pitch dropped into the dirt again . Mike was slow getting into the box this time . He stood flat-footed in the box , but not very close to the plate now . Related terms |
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