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单词 ground rule
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ground rule

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noun

Usually ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
Sports. any of certain rules specially adopted, as in baseball and softball, for dealing with situations or circumstances arising chiefly from the particular nature of the playing area or the interference of spectators.

Origin of ground rule

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby ground rule

ground provisions, ground rent, ground robin, ground rod, ground row, ground rule, ground rule double, ground rules, ground run, groundsel, groundsel tree
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Example sentences from the Web for ground rule

  • On that basis, I'd call the Post piece at least a ground-rule double.

    Bain and Outsourcing|Michael Tomasky|June 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for ground rule

ground rule

noun

a procedural rule or principle
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