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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDot-ball
/dɒt bɔːl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A delivery in cricket that results in no runs being scored by the batsman.
"The bowler delivered a perfect dot-ball, frustrating the batsman." - 2
A term used to describe a ball that is not hit by the batsman, resulting in no runs.
"After several dot-balls, the batsman started to feel the pressure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'dot-ball' originates from cricket terminology, where 'dot' refers to a delivery that results in no runs scored. The term has been used since the late 20th century, reflecting the game's evolving strategies and scoring methods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dot-ball" is said worldwide
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balle sans point
Transliteration: bal sans pwɛ̃
"Le lanceur a lancé une balle sans point."
Punktball
Transliteration: Punktbal
"Der Bowler warf einen Punktball."
palla senza punti
Transliteration: palla senza punti
"Il lanciatore ha lanciato una palla senza punti."
bola sin puntos
Transliteration: bola sin puntos
"El lanzador lanzó una bola sin puntos."
bola sem pontos
Transliteration: bola sem pontos
"O lançador lançou uma bola sem pontos."
डॉट-बॉल
Transliteration: ḍŏṭ-bŏl
"गेंदबाज ने एक डॉट-बॉल फेंकी।"
无分球
Transliteration: wú fēn qiú
"投手投出了一个无分球。"
점수 없는 공
Transliteration: jeomsu eobsneun gong
"투수가 점수 없는 공을 던졌다."
得点なしのボール
Transliteration: tokuten nashi no bōru
"投手は得点なしのボールを投げた。"
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