batting cage

noun

: a screen placed around the back and sides of the home plate area to stop baseballs during batting practice

Examples of batting cage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watching his boys hit targets in the Tempe Diablo batting cages is one of Dino’s favorite baseball memories. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Many mornings Landon Thome can be found in the batting cage in his Chicago-area backyard, his father, Jim, a few feet away with a baseball in hand. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 July 2026

Two years later, batting cages, three go-kart tracks, bumper boats and laser tag were added. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Algerian players received a tour of KU's facilities, kicking field goals, throwing American footballs at the under-construction Kansas Memorial Stadium, and hitting the batting cages at Hoglund Ballpark. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for batting cage

• disengage
• interstage
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• age
• gauge
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• plage
• rage
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• alienage