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

Alvarez managed to nab a foul pop-up behind the plate for the first out, but a fly ball to center field scored another run, and Abrams managed to get to third. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026

Ohtani came up again in the seventh inning and put Dodgers fans on the edge of their seats by sending a long fly ball to straightaway center field. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

After a single by Mesa started the sixth, Richie Palacios lifted a fly ball to Bellinger. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

Will this fly ball find that one patch of grass an opposing outfielder can’t cover? — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 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