BATTER'S BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does batter's box mean? 

• BATTER'S BOX (noun)
  The noun BATTER'S BOX has 1 sense:

1. an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat

  Familiarity information: BATTER'S BOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTER'S BOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("batter's box" is a kind of...):

box (any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned)

Holonyms ("batter's box" is a part of...):

baseball diamond; diamond; infield (the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate)