fly ball

[ flahy bawl ]

noun

, Baseball.

1. a ball that is batted high up into the air, as opposed to a ground ball.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fly ball¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Freeman then lifted a fly ball that moved Albies, the automatic runner, to third before Pederson knocked him in with two outs.

From Washington Post

If I parked myself at a table near the entrance to the campus pub, I could hear people shout together when someone homered or caught a fly ball.

From Vox

He slipped when the first fly ball came his way, and the resulting inside-the-park home run marked the end of his brief career.

From The Daily Beast

Engines of the slide-valve type are usually provided either with a fly-ball throttling governor, or a shaft governor.

From Project Gutenberg

Very often a fly ball will fall in such a position that the out-fielders will be in doubt who is to take it.

From Project Gutenberg

The fly-ball governor replaced the throttle-valve which was at first used by Watt to regulate the speed of his engines.

From Project Gutenberg

Ryan was a good hitter, not an overly fast base runner, and a good judge of a fly ball.

From Project Gutenberg

Governors of this class are sometimes termed fly-ball governors.

From Project Gutenberg