fly ball
noun Baseball.
a ball that is batted up into the air.
Also called
fly.
Compare
ground ball.
Origin of fly ball
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words nearby fly ball
fluxmeter,
fly,
fly agaric,
fly ash,
fly at,
fly ball,
fly blind,
fly blister,
fly block,
fly book,
fly front
Example sentences from the Web for fly ball
The fly-ball governor replaced the throttle-valve which was at first used by Watt to regulate the speed of his engines.
The Story of Great Inventions |Elmer Ellsworth BurnsEngines of the slide-valve type are usually provided either with a fly-ball throttling governor, or a shaft governor.
Steam Engines |Anonymous