LEADOFF


Meaning of LEADOFF in English

/leed"awf', -of'/ , n.

1. an act that starts something; start; beginning.

2. Baseball. the player who is first in the batting order or who is first to bat for a team in an inning.

[ 1890-95; n. use of v. phrase lead off ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .