base-ball

A form of baseball — A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

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Meanings

nounbase-ball (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountableDated form of baseball (ball game).
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APA

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“base-ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base-ball. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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