Complete Definition of "ballpark"

Image:Comerica-Park-Detroit-MI-Panorama.jpg|thumb|right|A ballpark.

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|sports|baseball A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.

#figuratively The right general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation
#:* Let's get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details.
#*1990 October 28, w:Paul Simon|Paul Simon, �The Obvious Child�, w:The Rhythm of the Saints|The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
#*: Some people say a lie is just a lie / But I say the cross is in the ballpark / Why deny the obvious, child?

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

  1. approximate|Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.

#:* Can you give me a ballpark figure for the price?

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