outswinger

[ out-swing-er ]
/ ˈaʊtˌswɪŋ ər /

noun Cricket.

a ball that when bowled veers from leg side to off side.
Compare inswinger.

Origin of outswinger

First recorded in 1915–20; out- + swinger

Words nearby outswinger

outstrip, outstroke, outsung, outswear, outswing, outswinger, outtake, outtalk, outtell, outthink, outthrow

British Dictionary definitions for outswinger

outswinger
/ (ˈaʊtˌswɪŋə) /

noun

cricket a ball bowled so as to move from leg to off through the air
soccer a ball kicked, esp from a corner, so as to move through the air in a curve away from the goal or the centre