ground ball

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. (baseball) a hit that travels along the groundSynonyms: groundergroundballhopperType of hit, hittingKinds chop, roller
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“ground ball” is listed under grounder.

grounder (ground′ẽr), noun

Baseball A batted ball that hits the ground before it leaves the infield, or the act of hitting a baseball along the ground; also called ground ball; — contrasted with fly or fly ball. Syn. —.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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