warning track

noun

: a usually dirt or cinder strip around the outside edge of a baseball outfield to warn a fielder when running to make a catch that the fence is near

called also warning path

Examples of warning track in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Petey Halpin almost tagged Jackson for a two-out homer, the ball instead succumbing to gravity near the warning track. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Ohtani drove in the Dodgers’ first run, lining a third-inning double to the warning track in right-center field. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

López reached on a two-out single and raced home when Edwards hit a line drive that rolled to the warning track in right. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

The game began after a rain delay of 1 hour and 27 minutes, which included additional maintenance for the warning track. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for warning track

• almanac
• camelback
• cardiac
• carryback
• cluniac
• diamondback
• lumberjack
• maniac
• paperback
• piggyback
• quarterback
• saddleback