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 Indoor batting cages are being discussed, with an overall focus on immersion and interaction, rather than an expectation that visitors will continually stop to read display panels. Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024 Check out the batting cages at Junction Place Sportsplex. Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 15 July 2024 As fans streamed into Camden Yards before a recent game, David Rubenstein stepped into the netting of a batting cage beneath the stands. Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024 Boone noted that Yankee Stadium’s facilitates give Soto a number of ways to do that, including bikes and batting cages. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for batting cage 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'batting cage.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of batting cage was in 1891

Dictionary Entries Near batting cage

Cite this Entry

“Batting cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20cage. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!