line drive

noun

A batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line.

“The line drive went straight into the shortstop's glove.”

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liner
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Meanings

nounline drive (plural line drives)

plural line drives

  1. ball gamesA batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line.

    The line drive went straight into the shortstop's glove.

    Synonyms: liner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line.

Similar
liner

More synonyms by meaning

noun(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

Similar
liner
Broader
flyfly ball
Also see
liner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan batada de línia
  • batada de líniatype of batted ball
Finnish laakalyönti
  • laakalyöntitype of batted ball
French coup en flèche
  • coup en flèchetype of batted ball
Korean 직선타
  • 직선타 (jikseonta)type of batted ball
Spanish batazo de línea
  • batazo de líneatype of batted ball
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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