ballpark

== English == === Etymology === From ball +‎ park. Sense 2 related to ballpark figure. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ballpark (plural ballparks) (US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played. (US, figuratively) The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === ballpark (not comparable) Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude. ==== Derived terms ==== ballpark figure, ballpark estimate ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ballpark (third-person singular simple present ballparks, present participle ballparking, simple past and past participle ballparked) (transitive, informal) To make a rough estimate of. 8 August 2018, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky in AV Club, Jason Statham fighting a giant shark should be a lot more fun than The Meg science has deduced the following: that megalodon was the biggest and baddest of all sharks and, less cinematically, that it had a lower intestine not unlike that of some modern shark species. Scientists estimate its length at around 40 to 50 feet, Alten’s novel bumps it up to 65 feet, and the movie ballparks it at “75 to 90 feet.” ==== Translations ====