longball

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noun

A home run.

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Meanings

nounlongball (plural longballs)

plural longballs

  1. ball gamesA home run.

    Wells, in the three hole, extended his streak of at-bats without a home run to 134, the longest longball drought of his career.

    2009 June 14, RICHARD GRIFFIN, “Janssen struggles as Marlins take another”, in Toronto Star

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
home run

Origin

long + ball

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Cite this entry
APA

longball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longball

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longball,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longball.

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