fly ball

noun

: fly entry 2 sense 5

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.

Recent Examples on the Web

Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong crashes into the wall after catching a fly ball against the White Sox on May 17, 2026, at Rate Field. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Yandy Díaz, their lead-off hitter, flicked an opposite-field fly ball to the warning track, just barely missing a home run. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

The Brewers even hit ground balls at a higher rate than anybody and fly balls at the lowest (the Rays are fifth in grounders and 25th in fly balls). — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Mookie Betts drove a fly ball to the warning track, momentarily silencing the crowd, until Mitchell closed his glove around it. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fly ball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

fly ball

noun

: fly entry 2 sense 2