"fly ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-fly ball.ogg [Australia] Forms: fly balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fly ball (plural fly balls)
  1. (baseball, softball) A batted ball that has been hit into the air above the outfield; a fly. Categories (topical): Baseball, Softball Synonyms: flyball Related terms: ground ball, pop-up, line drive Translations ((baseball) a batted ball): batada de vol [feminine] (Catalan), kaaripallo (Finnish), chandelle [feminine] (French), 飛球 (hikyū) (alt: ひきゅう) (Japanese), フライ (furai) (Japanese), nzi (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-fly_ball-en-noun-co-UvBi3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, softball, sports Disambiguation of '(baseball) a batted ball': 94 6
  2. (slang) A geek; beatnik. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-fly_ball-en-noun-T9ASHObH

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