ボールデッド

noun

dead ball; suspension of play

Sports term for when the ball is out of play and the game is temporarily stopped. Used in baseball, tennis, and other sports.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from ball dead

• ボールデッドの間あいだ、選せん手しゅたちはベンチに戻もどった。

  During the dead ball, the players returned to the bench.