ground-ball

noun Baseball.

a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.

Also called grounder.

Origin:
1830–40, in cricket; 1855–60, Americanism in baseball use

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ground ball
noun
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn: grounder]

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