1(in ball games) a ball that has gone out of play or is declared to be out of play.
（球类比赛用语）死球
Example sentencesExamples
The ball careened back into fair territory and was caught by pitcher Kip Wells but was ruled a dead ball by plate umpire Travis Katzenmeier.
The player may re-enter the game at the first dead ball after the 5-minute penalty has elapsed.
A baseball that lodges in an umpire's mask or paraphernalia should be ruled a dead ball and runners are allowed to advance one base.
‘Some years ago when playing amateur football, I retrieved a dead ball from off the pitch, carried it back on and handed it to my goalie,’ Craig Thomas told us a few weeks ago.
There was a dead ball with 5 seconds to go in the game and while Denver started celebrating, the Kings left the court.
1.1Soccer as modifierInvolving a restart of the game by kicking a stationary ball, e.g. by a free kick.
〔英足〕定点球，任意球
dead-ball situations
定点球情况。
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The second came from an intimidating dead-ball delivery by Beckham that Jermaine Taylor helplessly headed into his own net.
Beckham's ability from dead-ball positions would definitely improve Arsenal, who sometimes appear to set little store by them.
His fantastic contribution to the Merseysiders' charge towards the Champions League continued last night as he netted his fourth dead ball goal in five successive wins for Gerard Houllier's men.
The kick however was too heavily weighted and the ball trickled into the dead ball zone when a try seemed certain.
Hakan Yakin is a free-kick expert who will be hard to shift from dead-ball situations around the box.
Definition of dead ball in US English:
dead ball
nounˈded ˌbôl
(in sports) a ball that has gone out of play or is declared to be out of play.
（球类比赛用语）死球
Example sentencesExamples
There was a dead ball with 5 seconds to go in the game and while Denver started celebrating, the Kings left the court.
A baseball that lodges in an umpire's mask or paraphernalia should be ruled a dead ball and runners are allowed to advance one base.
‘Some years ago when playing amateur football, I retrieved a dead ball from off the pitch, carried it back on and handed it to my goalie,’ Craig Thomas told us a few weeks ago.
The ball careened back into fair territory and was caught by pitcher Kip Wells but was ruled a dead ball by plate umpire Travis Katzenmeier.
The player may re-enter the game at the first dead ball after the 5-minute penalty has elapsed.