"strike zone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strike zones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} strike zone (plural strike zones)
  1. (baseball) The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of home plate. Categories (topical): Baseball Translations (The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike): zona de strike [feminine] (Catalan), zone des prises [feminine] (French), zone de prises [feminine] (French), ストライクゾーン (sutoraiku zōn) (Japanese), 스트라이크 존 (seuteuraikeu jon) (Korean)

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