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fly ball
[ flahy bawl ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fly ball1
An Americanism first recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
He slipped when the first fly ball came his way, and the resulting inside-the-park home run marked the end of his brief career.
From The Daily Beast
Engines of the slide-valve type are usually provided either with a fly-ball throttling governor, or a shaft governor.
From Project Gutenberg
Very often a fly ball will fall in such a position that the out-fielders will be in doubt who is to take it.
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The fly-ball governor replaced the throttle-valve which was at first used by Watt to regulate the speed of his engines.
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Ryan was a good hitter, not an overly fast base runner, and a good judge of a fly ball.
From Project Gutenberg
Governors of this class are sometimes termed fly-ball governors.
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