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strike zone

noun

, Baseball.
  1. the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to the shoulders.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of strike zone1

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

Webber calls the count after Callie watches another pitch barely miss the strike zone.

All told, 45 local commissaries were set up throughout the strike zone.

Recently some of the troops have been withdrawn from the strike zone, though martial law is still in force.

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