baseball cap

noun

: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

Examples of baseball cap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As Starlite sings, a small, thin woman — in khakis, crisp white sneakers, a blue polo shirt and a sky-blue baseball cap, her brown hair pulled back — rises from her seat on the sidelines. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2024 Renny Braga held a sweaty baseball cap over his heart and faced MacDill Air Force Base, just beyond the fence of Gadsden Park dog park. Christopher Spata, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024 The Gen Z grad wore a baseball cap emblazoned with her university logo on the front to every shift and launched into an elevator pitch any time a customer asked about it. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 July 2024 Dunne, dressed in navy blue pants and a navy blue sweater, cheered them all on, his blue eyes twinkling beneath a pale pink baseball cap. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for baseball cap 

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baseball cap was in 1865

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“Baseball cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball%20cap. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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baseball cap

noun
: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

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