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fastball
(fæstbɔl)
Word forms: fastballs
countable noun
In baseball, a fastball is a ball that is pitched very fast.
Soriano hit Peavy's first pitch, a 90-mph fastball, down the left-field line.
fastball in British English
(ˈfɑːstˌbɔːl)
noun
baseball
a ball pitched at the pitcher's top speed
fastball in American English
(ˈfæstˌbɑl; ˈfɑstˌbɑl)
US
noun
Baseball
a pitch thrown with great velocity in a relatively straight line
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