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strike zone

strike zone

noun Baseball.
the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to his or her shoulders.

Origin:
1945–50
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strike zone

noun
(baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike 
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