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Altuve
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English
Etymology
After José Altuve, Venezuelan-American baseball player who stands five feet, five inches tall.
Noun
en baseball slang A distance of five feet and five inches, used chiefly as a unit to measure distances of home run balls.
en June 30, 2014 USA Today Diminutive dandy: Jose Altuve keeps reaching new heights Bob Nightengale So, if you want to know the minimum length of a World Cup Soccer field while watching TV, it's 60.9 Altuves.
en 2015 Uncle John's FACTASTIC Bathroom Reader 1626864276 In 2012 Houston Astros fan Bryan Trostel was watching a game when he heard the announcers joke about how many “altuves” a home run had traveled.
en October 13, 2017 New York Times David vs. Goliath Gets an Update: It's Now Altuve vs. Judge Victor Mather Judge is 1.22 Altuves. Is there a drawback to being a big man in baseball?
en February 20, 2018 Lookout Landing 2018 AL West Preview: The Astros’ Lineup Kate Preusser; Isabelle Minasian; Tim Cantu; Connor Donovan No matter how you slice it, Altuve is one of the best hitters in baseball despite yielding at least 7 inches (that’s about .108 Altuves) to every other elite hitter.
en June 1, 2018 Houston Chronicle Ways to recover from the Rockets' loss Melanie Hauser Want to know how many Altuves there are from home plate to first base? That would be 16.61436219309581.
Anagrams
en aeltuv Vuelta valute
en eponyms
en Units of measure