Definitions for line drive
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
line′ drive′(n.)
a batted baseball that travels low, fast, and straight.
Category: Sport
Ref: Also called liner. 1 3
Origin of line drive:
1930–35
Princeton's WordNet
liner, line drive(noun)
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
"the batter hit a liner to the shortstop"
Wiktionary
line drive(Noun)
A batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line.
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