Meanings
nounpassed ball (plural passed balls)
plural passed balls
- ball gamesA play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances.
Jones let a passed ball get behind him.
Translations
Catalan pilota passada
- pilota passadabaseball
French balle passée
- balle passéebaseball
Japanese 捕逸, パスボール
- 捕逸 (hoitsu)baseball
- パスボール (pasu bōru)baseball
Korean 포일, 패스트볼
- 포일 (poil)baseball
- 패스트볼 (paeseuteubol)baseball
Spanish pasbol, passball
- pasbolbaseball
- passballbaseball
Cite this entry
APA
passed ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed%20ball
MLA
“passed ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passed ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passed%20ball.
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