long balln.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋ ˈbɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋ ˌbɔl/,

/ˈlɑŋ ˌbɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, ball n.¹

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + ball n.¹

a. Sport. A ball that is hit, kicked, or thrown a long way; a hit, shot, pass, etc., that travels a long distance; spec. (Baseball) a home run.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > types of stroke

long ball1744

nip1752

catch1816

no-hit1827

cut1833

short hit1833

draw1836

drive1836

square hit1837

skylarker1839

skyer1840

skyscraper1842

back-cut1845

bum1845

leg sweep1846

slog1846

square cut1850

driver1851

Harrow drive1851

leg slip1852

poke1853

snick1857

snorter1859

leg stroke1860

smite1861

on-drive1862

bump ball1864

rocketer1864

pull1865

grass trimmer1867

late cut1867

off-drive1867

spoon1871

push1873

push stroke1873

smack1875

Harrow drive1877

pull-stroke1880

leg glance1883

gallery-hit1884

boundary-stroke1887

glide1888

sweep1888

boundary1896

hook1896

leg glide1896

backstroke1897

flick1897

hook stroke1897

cover-drive1898

straight drive1898

square drive1900

edger1905

pull-drive1905

slash1906

placing stroke1907

push drive1912

block shot1915

if-shot1920

placing shot1921

cow-shot1922

mow1925

Chinese cut1937

haymaker1954

hoick1954

perhapser1954

air shot1956

steepler1959

mishook1961

swish1963

chop-

1744 ‘J. Love’ Cricket iii. 18 Some [fieldsmen], at a Distance, for the Long Ball wait.

1871 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 29 July Redfield then made a home run on a long ball to left field, which brought Wiley and Quest home.

1901 Los Angeles Times 19 Mar. 15/4 Smith put himself out of it at the beginning of the second nine holes by driving a terrific long ball into the far corner.

1920 Sporting News 9 Dec. 1/4 The Salt Lake park and several other parks on the circuit are said to be highly advantageous to ‘long ball’ hitters.

1924 Times 31 Jan. 6/5 Elton flung a long ball, which Melke caught and mis-kicked for touch back again over the heads of the line-out.

1965 Boston Globe 17 Aug. 33/5 If he wanted to play mostly on American courses I'd have him work on muscles so he could hit a long ball.

1993 N.Y. Times 2 Sept. b13/3 His control is outstanding for such a hard thrower, but the homer total is not. Asked if the propensity for surrendering the long ball concerned him, Showalter said: ‘Not at this point.’

b. Association Football. A long pass upfield towards the forwards; a style of play characterized by this. Cf. route one n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres

footer1781

place-kick1845

place-kicking1845

punt1845

miskick1868

footwork1871

goal-kicking1871

shinning1873

punt kick1876

tackle1876

heading1887

dribble1889

throw-in1896

breakaway1906

right-footer1906

set piece1938

long ball1954

scissors kick1955

1954 Observer 19 Dec. 14/4 Fast, open football, exploiting speedy wing-play and the long ball down the middle.

1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer 166/1 Wolves came to Barcelona, predictably played their bread-and-butter game of the long ball backed up by honest sweat.

1987 Times 24 Oct. 43/4 Macari had adopted the long ball game, a sort of refined version of the Wimbledon style.

2007 C. A. Lisi Hist. World Cup vii. 261 The Irish..played the long ball down the wings and forced the Italians to expend plenty of energy.

†2. Military. Chiefly in plural. The exchange of artillery fire at a considerable distance, esp. between ships. Chiefly in (to play) at long balls (also ball). Cf. long bowl n. 2. Obsolete.

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1758 Universal Mag. May 261/2 They are better at long balls than we are; and how can it be otherwise, since this ship of 64 guns has fifty regular trained gunners,..which must of course make them marksmen at a distance?

1812 in L. James Warrior Race (2001) iv. i. 290 Now, my lads, this is the day for England: they would play at long ball with us from morning to night, but we will soon give them something else.

1828 T. S. Beauchant Naval Gunner 17 Long balls are not congenial to a British sailor.

1859 Times 5 Feb. 12/2 [The ship] would..have been utterly disabled had she continued the combat at long balls against a battery of only two guns, at 1,200 or 1,300 yards' distance.

1894 Engineering 12 Oct. 482/2 No decisive naval battle has ever yet been won by playing at long balls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long ball
释义	long balln. Brit. /ˌlɒŋ ˈbɔːl/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋ ˌbɔl/, /ˈlɑŋ ˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, ball n.¹ Etymology: < long adj.¹ + ball n.¹ 1. a. Sport. A ball that is hit, kicked, or thrown a long way; a hit, shot, pass, etc., that travels a long distance; spec. (Baseball) a home run. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > types of stroke long ball1744 nip1752 catch1816 no-hit1827 cut1833 short hit1833 draw1836 drive1836 square hit1837 skylarker1839 skyer1840 skyscraper1842 back-cut1845 bum1845 leg sweep1846 slog1846 square cut1850 driver1851 Harrow drive1851 leg slip1852 poke1853 snick1857 snorter1859 leg stroke1860 smite1861 on-drive1862 bump ball1864 rocketer1864 pull1865 grass trimmer1867 late cut1867 off-drive1867 spoon1871 push1873 push stroke1873 smack1875 Harrow drive1877 pull-stroke1880 leg glance1883 gallery-hit1884 boundary-stroke1887 glide1888 sweep1888 boundary1896 hook1896 leg glide1896 backstroke1897 flick1897 hook stroke1897 cover-drive1898 straight drive1898 square drive1900 edger1905 pull-drive1905 slash1906 placing stroke1907 push drive1912 block shot1915 if-shot1920 placing shot1921 cow-shot1922 mow1925 Chinese cut1937 haymaker1954 hoick1954 perhapser1954 air shot1956 steepler1959 mishook1961 swish1963 chop- 1744 ‘J. Love’ Cricket iii. 18 Some [fieldsmen], at a Distance, for the Long Ball wait. 1871 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 29 July Redfield then made a home run on a long ball to left field, which brought Wiley and Quest home. 1901 Los Angeles Times 19 Mar. 15/4 Smith put himself out of it at the beginning of the second nine holes by driving a terrific long ball into the far corner. 1920 Sporting News 9 Dec. 1/4 The Salt Lake park and several other parks on the circuit are said to be highly advantageous to ‘long ball’ hitters. 1924 Times 31 Jan. 6/5 Elton flung a long ball, which Melke caught and mis-kicked for touch back again over the heads of the line-out. 1965 Boston Globe 17 Aug. 33/5 If he wanted to play mostly on American courses I'd have him work on muscles so he could hit a long ball. 1993 N.Y. Times 2 Sept. b13/3 His control is outstanding for such a hard thrower, but the homer total is not. Asked if the propensity for surrendering the long ball concerned him, Showalter said: ‘Not at this point.’ b. Association Football. A long pass upfield towards the forwards; a style of play characterized by this. Cf. route one n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres footer1781 place-kick1845 place-kicking1845 punt1845 miskick1868 footwork1871 goal-kicking1871 shinning1873 punt kick1876 tackle1876 heading1887 dribble1889 throw-in1896 breakaway1906 right-footer1906 set piece1938 long ball1954 scissors kick1955 1954 Observer 19 Dec. 14/4 Fast, open football, exploiting speedy wing-play and the long ball down the middle. 1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer 166/1 Wolves came to Barcelona, predictably played their bread-and-butter game of the long ball backed up by honest sweat. 1987 Times 24 Oct. 43/4 Macari had adopted the long ball game, a sort of refined version of the Wimbledon style. 2007 C. A. Lisi Hist. World Cup vii. 261 The Irish..played the long ball down the wings and forced the Italians to expend plenty of energy. †2. Military. Chiefly in plural. The exchange of artillery fire at a considerable distance, esp. between ships. Chiefly in (to play) at long balls (also ball). Cf. long bowl n. 2. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1758 Universal Mag. May 261/2 They are better at long balls than we are; and how can it be otherwise, since this ship of 64 guns has fifty regular trained gunners,..which must of course make them marksmen at a distance? 1812 in L. James Warrior Race (2001) iv. i. 290 Now, my lads, this is the day for England: they would play at long ball with us from morning to night, but we will soon give them something else. 1828 T. S. Beauchant Naval Gunner 17 Long balls are not congenial to a British sailor. 1859 Times 5 Feb. 12/2 [The ship] would..have been utterly disabled had she continued the combat at long balls against a battery of only two guns, at 1,200 or 1,300 yards' distance. 1894 Engineering 12 Oct. 482/2 No decisive naval battle has ever yet been won by playing at long balls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1744
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