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单词 fastball
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fastball

[ fast-bawl, fahst- ]
/ ˈfæstˌbɔl, ˈfɑst- /
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noun Baseball.

a pitch thrown at or near a pitcher's maximum velocity.

Origin of fastball

First recorded in 1910–15; fast1 + ball1

Words nearby fastball

Fassbinder, fast, fast and furious, fast and loose, fastback, fastball, fast break, fast-breaking, fast-breeder reactor, fast buck, fast casual
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Example sentences from the Web for fastball

  • Every batter, it's a fastball for a strike or pop-up, then a change-up for a ground out.

    Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Once again he could throw his fastball for strikes with impunity--for six or seven innings at least.

    Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • "I did all the work to get my fastball back, to rehabilitate my shoulder," he says.

    Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • This week, both Newt Gingrich and Michelle Obama were smart enough to avoid swinging at this fastball with their foreheads.

    Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney’s Political Humor (VIDEOS)|Mark Katz|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for fastball

fastball
/ (ˈfɑːstˌbɔːl) /

noun

baseball a ball pitched at the pitcher's top speed
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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