Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: long-ball
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Wells, in the three hole, extended his streak of at-bats without a home run to 134, the longest longball drought of his career."

Etymology

long + ball

Inflected Forms

longballs (plural)

Phrases

Danish longball

Frequently Paired Words

Danish longball

Questions

What does longball mean?: A home run.
Where does longball come from?: long + ball

How to pronounce longball

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