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Noun: fair ball  fehr bol
  1. (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
    "The batter hit a fair ball down the third base line"

Derived forms: fair balls

Type of: contact, physical contact

Antonym: foul ball

Encyclopedia: Fair ball