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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Strike zone

/strīk zōn/ · Strike· zone · IPA
01 n. the area above home plate where, if a pitched ball passes through and is not hit by the batter, the pitch counts as a strike. Specifically…
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    the area above home plate where, if a pitched ball passes through and is not hit by the batter, the pitch counts as a strike. Specifically, it is directly above home plate and at a height from the knees to the shoulders of the batter.(Baseball)