| 单词 | windmill pitching |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswindmill pitching Chiefly Softball. A type of underarm delivery, used esp. in fast-pitch softball, in which the pitcher moves his or her arm around in a full vertical circle before releasing the ball, resulting in a fast and powerful delivery. Chiefly (and in earliest use) as a modifier, as windmill delivery, windmill pitching, etc. ΚΠ 1912 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 24 Apr. 8/2 (caption) Righthand pitcher with a foghorn voice and windmill windup. 1933 Evening Huronite (Huron, S. Dakota) 21 Aug. 7/1 Allmon..baffled Miller batters with his windmill delivery. 1934 Ottumwa (Iowa) Daily Courier 20 July 8/8 The windmill pitching..occupied a prominent place in the game's spotlight. 1976 F. Hovis Sports Encycl. 34/1 The pitcher may throw as hard as he wants as long as he does not bring his pitching arm above his shoulder during the windup. Thus ‘windmills’..are prohibited. 2007 Coaching Youth Softball (Amer. Sport Educ. Program) (ed. 4) 109/2 Younger players may have trouble coordinating all the different aspects of the windmill pitch. < as lemmas |
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