mound

Definition

The elevated dirt platform where a pitcher stands during a game—basically the mound that separates the merely athletic from the genuinely brave. It's where grown adults throw hard spheres at other grown adults holding sticks.

Example Usage

The closer jogged out to the mound in the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded.

Source: MLB terminology, common usage

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