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Definition of Foul ball
1. Noun. (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field.
Definition of Foul ball
1. Noun. (baseball) A batted ball that lands in foul territory. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foul Ball
Literary usage of Foul ball
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"When the batsman hits a foul ball—a ball touching the ground back of the foul-ball
... On a foul ball caught on the fly, however, the base-runners are ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"When the batsman hits a foul ball—a ball touching the ground back of the foul-ball
... On a foul ball caught on the fly, however, the base-runners are ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"If a foul ball be similarly held, or if it be so held after touching the ground
but once ; (3.) If a fair ball be securely held by a fielder while touching ..."
4. The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys: A Guide and Text-book of Games of by Henry Chadwick (1884)
"If a foul ball be caught before touching ground, except it touch some object
other than the player who catches it before touching ground or being caught, ..."
5. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1873)
"It is a foul ball when struck outside those limits, either to the right, left,
or rear of the batsman.—The actual form of play is as follows: When the ..."
6. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"It is a foul ball when struck outside those limits, either to the right, left,
or rear of the batsman.—The actual form of play is as follows: When the ..."
7. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1880)
"The foul-ball lines are unlimited in length, and extend in a straight line from
the front angle of the home base, through the centers of the first and third ..."
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