noun
line drive; scorcher
Baseball term for a hard-hit line drive, often with a bullet-like trajectory. Used in sports commentary and news.
彼はレフトへ弾丸ライナーを放った。
He hit a scorching line drive to left field.
A general term for a line drive; 弾丸ライナー specifically emphasizes a very hard, bullet-like hit.
Compound of 弾丸 (bullet) and ライナー (liner, from English 'line drive'), literally 'bullet liner'.