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Definition of long ball noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

long ball

noun
 
/ˈlɒŋ bɔːl/
 
/ˈlɔːŋ bɔːl/
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  1. (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.
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
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