batting cage

noun

: a screen placed around the back and sides of the home plate area to stop baseballs during batting practice

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That’s why there’s also a 31.5-foot indoor climbing wall visible directly over Stack’s shoulder, nearby batting cages, golf bays, and even a 18,000 square foot outdoor sports field for customers to use. Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 Clubhouse tours will resume in the spring, taking visitors through the weight rooms, batting cages, bullpen, and interview room. Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024 For this latest batting cage study, Smith et al. recruited 52 young 12-year-old athletes (51 male, one female) and asked them to swing three different commercially available baseball bats in two different weights—six bats in all. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024 The ballpark, which opened in 2019, cost $166 million and is the class of the league, home to a modern weight room, batting cages, a private chef, and a large red neon sign in the dugout tunnel. Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for batting cage 

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of batting cage was in 1891

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“Batting cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20cage. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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