line drive

noun

: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground

Examples of line drive in a Sentence

He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
Recent Examples on the Web Jarett Boswell sends a deep line drive over the center fielder to walk it off. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2024 Beck, 23, jammed his left (glove) hand while making an excellent diving catch on Nick Castellano’s sinking line drive in left field at the end of the first inning. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024 Shortstop Nate Martin robbed a base hit after leaping high and snagging a line drive, then followed that up with a diving play to take out the lead runner at third and halt all momentum. Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024 Both players advanced on a fly out by Alex Bregman before Peña singled off Carlos Estévez (0-3) on a line drive to right field to give Houston the victory. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for line drive 

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line drive was in 1903

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“Line drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20drive. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

line drive

noun
: a batted baseball hit not far above the ground in a nearly straight line

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