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

Emmanuel Rodriguez got credit for a double in the sixth even though Jose Siri dropped his catchable fly ball to the warning track in center. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Knoblauch got to third base and (Brian) Hunter caught it out there in the corner on the warning track. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

But center fielder Walker Jenkins tracked it down in front of the warning track for an out. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2026

Seager previously hit balls to the warning track in left and center. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 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