"catcher's box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catcher's boxes [plural]
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  1. (baseball) The rectangle where a catcher must remain during certain periods of play in a game of baseball. Holonyms: diamond, field Coordinate_terms: batter's box, first base, home base, pitcher's mound, second base, third base Translations (rectangle where the catcher must remain): siepparin ruutu (Finnish)
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