逸いっ球きゅう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

muffed ball; error

Baseball term for a ball that a fielder fails to catch cleanly, resulting in an error. Used as a noun or with する to describe the action of muffing a ball.

ショートが逸いっ球きゅうしてランナーが出しゅつ塁るいした。
The shortstop muffed the ball and the runner reached base.

deviate, idleness, leisure

球ball, sphere

Similar words

エラー
エラー is the common loanword for 'error' in baseball, while 逸球 specifically refers to a muffed ball (a type of error).
失しっ策さく
失策 is a more formal or general term for a mistake or error in sports, including baseball, whereas 逸球 is a specific technical term for a muffed ball.

Etymology

Compound of 逸 (escape, deviate) and 球 (ball), literally 'escaped ball'. A technical baseball term.