baseball
pronunciation
How to pronounce baseball in British English:
UK [ˈbeɪsbɔːl]
How to pronounce baseball in American English:
US [ˈbeɪsbɔːl]
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- Noun:
- a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run
- a ball used in playing baseball
Word Origin
- baseball (n.)
- in the modern sense, 1845, American English, from base (n.) + ball (n.1). Earlier references, such as in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey," refer to the game of "rounders," of which baseball is a more elaborate variety. Legendarily invented 1839 by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, N.Y. Base was used for "start or finish line of a race" from 1690s; and the sense of "safe spot" found in modern children's game of tag can be traced to 14c. (the sense in baseball is from 1868).
Example
- 1. What happened to playing baseball because it 's fun ?
- 2. Baseball is america 's favorite pastime .
- 3. She 's not a baseball or basketball player .
- 4. Then it 's off to the baseball game .
- 5. I thought I 'd never play baseball again .