飛球
Meanings
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fly ball; fly
Baseball term for a ball hit high into the air. Often used in compound expressions like 飛球を打ち上げる (hit a fly ball) or 飛球を捕る (catch a fly ball).
He hit a big fly ball to center field.
The outfielder caught the fly ball and made the out.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が飛球を打ち上げるfor someone to hit a fly ball
The batter hit a fly ball toward center field.
- 〈人〉が飛球を捕るfor someone to catch a fly ball
The outfielder caught the fly ball with ease.
- 飛球が上がるfor a fly ball to go up (be hit into the air)
A high fly ball went up over the infield.