long ball

See also: longball

English

Noun

long ball (plural long balls)

1. (soccer) A kick in which the ball is kicked over the heads of other players into an empty space, into which an attacker is moving.
   • 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Welsh nerves continued to jangle as Blake let a long ball bounce over his head and only Wayne Hennessey's swift advance from his line prevented Mirko Vucinic sneaking in.

2. (baseball) A home run
   • 2007, Gary Gillette and Pete Palmer, The 2007 Espn Baseball Encyclopedia, 4th edition, Sterling Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 1038:

     In the 1970s Seaver knew that batters could connect for a long ball at almost any time, so he had to be able to reach back and strike a hitter out if necessary.

3. (basketball) A three-point shot.

Translations

kick

• Catalan: passada llarga (ca) f
• Italian: verticalizzazione (it) f, lancio lungo m
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• Swedish: långboll c