"foul ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foul balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foul ball (plural foul balls)
  1. (baseball) A batted ball that lands in foul territory. Categories (topical): Baseball Related terms: fair ball, foul Translations (ball that land in foul territory): laiton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-foul_ball-en-noun-FA~i1~2c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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