line drive

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line drive

noun line drives

  1. A batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line. The line drive went straight into the shortstop's glove.

    Similar: liner

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noun type of batted ball

Españolbatazo de línea
한국어직선타 jikseonta
Françaiscoup en flèche

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@misc{line_drive_2026,
  title = {line drive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/line%20drive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}