farm team

English

Etymology

A reference to the fact that many minor league teams in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were in small towns in rural areas.

Pronunciation

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Noun

farm team (plural farm teams)

1. (sports, slang) A minor league baseball, ice hockey or other sports team, especially one concerned with player development.

   Synonyms: farm club, feeder team, nursery club

Translations

minor league team concerned with player development

• Danish: farmerhold n
• Finnish: farmijoukkue
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: farmerlag n

• Russian: фарм-клуб (ru) m (farm-klub)
• Swedish: farmarklubb (sv) c, farmarlag (sv) n

Anagrams

• farm-mate