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ワンアウト

also: ワンナウト

ワ

ン

ア

ウ

ト

Meanings

1

noun

baseball

Baseball term for the state of having one out in an inning.

ワンアウト満まん塁るいのチャンスで、バッターは三さん振しんした。
With one out and the bases loaded, the batter struck out.

Written forms

ワンナウト
Variant spelling with geminate ン; less common but encountered.
ワン・アウト
- ワンアウト
  Spelling with interpunct; mainly seen in older or stylized contexts.
- ワン・アウト

Similar words

ツーアウト
Means 'two outs'; used in the same baseball context.
ノーアウト
Means 'no outs'; the opposite situation at the start of an inning.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'one out', adapted into Japanese baseball terminology.