baseball cap

noun

: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

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Hidden under a baseball cap and a pair of dark aviator sunglasses, Ben Navarro leans forward in his seat in the stands at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena, fixated on the blue acrylic tennis court below. Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Carey wore a sequin jacket and her natural curls while .Paak stepped out in a flannel jacket, graphic T-shirt and baseball cap worn backwards. Michelle Lee, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025 After all, the baseball cap is far and away baseball’s biggest contribution to mainstream apparel. Levi Weaver, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Stevenson handed Labrador a gift bag on Tuesday with a Fort Lauderdale fire rescue baseball cap and a firefighter challenge coin, a special token that has to be earned. Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baseball cap

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baseball cap was in 1865

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“Baseball cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball%20cap. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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baseball cap

noun
: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

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