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double play

noun double plays · double-play

  1. A defensive play in which two outs are recorded. It was a 6-4-3 double play.
  2. US, colloquial Achieving two results from one action. Our double play special tonight is scallops & crab.

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noun baseball, softball

Españoldoble eliminación, doble jugada
한국어병살 byeongsal, 더블 플레이 deobeul peullei
日本語併殺 heisatsu, ダブルプレー daburu purē
Françaisdouble jeu

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"double play." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/double%20play. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{double_play_2026,
  title = {double play},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/double%20play},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}