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

Rutschman drove a fastball from Smith to center, but Drew Gilbert nestled under the fly ball without issue to end the inning. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

This all started in the mid-1970s when Gorman and his friends were killing a summer evening at Conard High’s ballfield, hitting and shagging fly balls. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Tyler Heineman then hit a fly ball to right field, sending Guzman to third. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

There was no controversy about this New York win, a night after Pete Alonso's deep fly ball against the Yankees was ruled foul with the game tied. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 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