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infield fly rule

infield fly rule noun: a rule providing that a fair fly ball hit with a force play at third base, which is deemed catchable by an umpire, be ruled an out irrespective of the fielder's play, eliminating the force play at all bases.

Noun

infield fly rule (plural infield fly rules)

  1. A rule providing that a fair fly ball hit with a force play at third base, which is deemed catchable by an umpire, be ruled an out irrespective of the fielder's play, eliminating the force play at all bases.

Forms of infield fly rule

pluralinfield fly rules

Questions about infield fly rule

What does infield fly rule mean?
Infield fly rule means a rule providing that a fair fly ball hit with a force play at third base, which is deemed catchable by an umpire, be ruled an out irrespective of the fielder's play, eliminating the force play at all bases.
What part of speech is infield fly rule?
Infield fly rule is a noun.
What is the plural of infield fly rule?
The plural of infield fly rule is infield fly rules.

Words near infield fly rule in the dictionary

  1. infidelly
  2. infidels
  3. infield
  4. infield flies
  5. infield fly
  6. infield fly rule
  7. infield fly rules
  8. infield hit
  9. infield hits
  10. infield shift
  11. infield shifts

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