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, 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.
   • 2011, Chris Herren, Bill Reynolds, Basketball Junkie: A Memoir‎^[2], Macmillan, →ISBN:

     He could run a team, tough as nails, shoot the long ball; he had great instincts and feel for the game.

Translations

kick

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