Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dot ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: dot ball
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball off which no runs are scored.

Example Sentences

"There were five dot balls in the first over, bowled by seamer Matt Henry, and only five runs in the second, off Glenn Phillips' part-time spin."

Etymology

Such a ball is recorded in the scorebook using a dot.

Inflected Forms

dot balls (plural)

Questions

What does dot ball mean?: A ball off which no runs are scored.
Where does dot ball come from?: Such a ball is recorded in the scorebook using a dot.

How to pronounce dot ball

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