red ball
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A high-profile high-priority case which draws political or media attention.
American usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable
noun
First-class cricket, as distinct from limited overs cricket (or "white ball". Mainly used to play tests.
Uncountable
adj
Of or related to priority freight or the trains that carry it.
Example Sentences
- "A police-involved shooting is by definition a red ball and, by definition, a red ball requires every warm body."
- "The only exception to that edict was the Eighth, the French Quarter district, since any homicide at the core of the tourist area was such a potential red ball."
- "Australia is scheduled to play five red ball matches in two weeks."
- "Or are the red-ball and white-ball games diverging to the extent that it is possible to envisage a future where they are, to all intents and purposes, different sports?"
- "Perishable freight, carloads of package freight or merchandise, oils, etc., are designated as Red Ball freight."
- "A special red ball card, which is a familiar sight to every employe—the large red ball on the white card—is attached to every car of red ball freight, one on each side, by the agent at the red ball billing station. A special red ball envelope accompanies each car to its destination."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Slang
- Uncountable