warning track
noun
: a usually dirt or cinder strip around the outside edge of a baseball outfield to warn a fielder when running to make a catch that the fence is near
called also warning path
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The synthetic rubber of the outfield warning track crumbles beneath your shoes and every 10 seconds or so, the crack of the bat goes off like clockwork.
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
That was after a 6-foot wide, 20-foot deep sinkhole appeared on the right field warning track at Carroll B. Land Stadium following a massive rainstorm in late January.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
That was after a 6-foot wide, 20-foot deep sinkhole appeared on the right field warning track at Carroll B. Land Stadium following a massive rainstorm in late January.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Warning track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20track. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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