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ball·park (ball park)
 ballpark (ball park)
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- pronunciation:
- bawl
park
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- phrases:
- in the ballpark
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
an enclosed piece of land, with or without a roof, having stands for spectators and a playing field for ball games, esp. baseball.
The mighty batter scored another home run when he hit the ball out of the ballpark. |
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| phrase: |
in the ballpark |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
(informal) approximately correct; with some margin for error.
The sun is ninety million miles from earth--to use a ballpark figure.I asked the carpenter to give me a ballpark estimate of what the work would cost. |
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