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leadoff
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
leadoff
(adjective)
leadoff
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ˈ
liːdˌɑːf/
adjective
leadoff
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ˈ
liːdˌɑːf/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of LEADOFF
baseball
:
batting first at the start of a game or an inning
a
leadoff
hitter
a batter
hitting leadoff
= a batter hitting in the
leadoff
position
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