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noun Baseball.
a batted ball that both lands and settles within the foul lines in the infield, or that is within the foul lines when bounding to the outfield past first or third base, or that first lands within the foul lines of the outfield or would if it were not caught or deflected.
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Origin of fair ball
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby fair ball
fainthearted, faints, fainty, fair, fair and square, fair ball, Fairbanks, Fairborn, fair catch, fair copy, Fair Deal
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How to use fair ball in a sentence
A 'Fair Ball' is still given, but the custom of a stag-hunt on the second day has been dropped.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts|Rosalind NorthcoteAs soon as the striker has struck a fair ball, he shall be considered “a player running the bases.”
Smithers took it for an inshoot, and, in his judgment, it must be a fair ball.
Frank Merriwell's Cruise|Burt L. StandishJohnny could pitch a very fair ball for an amateur, and the rock went true without any frills or curving deception.
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