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

Catchable fly balls drop, wild pitches, poor effort from the bullpen are costly as Dodgers fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

From Los Angeles Times

And while he came up to lead off the ninth, he watched a towering fly ball die at the warning track.

From Los Angeles Times

This time, the right-hander had appeared to work his way out of it, after Freddie Freeman hit a deep fly ball that died at the warning track in right-center.

From Los Angeles Times

So now Dodger fans are haunted with the fear that Michael Conforto will lose a fly ball down the left-field line on Halloween with the season on the line.

From Los Angeles Times

But he watched a soaring fly ball die at the warning track in center.

From Los Angeles Times