extra inning

noun

An additional inning of play required to break a tie.

“We'll have to play another extra inning in this game.”

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Meanings

nounextra inning (plural extra innings)

plural extra innings

  1. plural normallyball gamesAn additional inning of play required to break a tie.

    We'll have to play another extra inning in this game.

Cite this entry
APA

extra inning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra%20inning

MLA

“extra inning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra%20inning. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extra inning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extra%20inning.

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