ball park

Where sluggers play

A ball park is a stadium for baseball.

In the phrase in the ball park, it means a rough range of approximation—close enough to be reasonable: Your estimate is in the ball park.

As an adjective, a ball park figure or ball park estimate is approximate rather than exact.

Often written as one word: ballpark.

Related

baseball · approximation · ballgame · inning · seventh inning stretch · dugout · diamond · estimate · Wrigley · bleachers · Fenway · grandstand · scoreboard · bullpen · home plate · baseline · mound · rough estimate

Categories
Opposites
precision/accuracy

ball parkpinpoint accuracy

on the nose · precise · exact · accurate · on the dot

venue type

ball parkhockey rink

Frozen sports venue

swimming pool · indoor court · gymnasium · velodrome · bowling alley

VENUE TYPE (literal meaning)

ball parkconcert hall

Venue for orchestral performances

theater · opera house · arena · stadium · amphitheater

Family

ballpark, ballparks

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G