long ball
noun/ˈlɒŋ bɔːl/
/ˈlɔːŋ bɔːl/
- (in baseball) a home run (= a hit that allows the person hitting the ball to run around all the bases without stopping)
- Adrian Gonzalez smacked his 15th long ball of the season.
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