ballyard

noun

ball·​yard ˈbȯl-ˌyärd How to pronounce ballyard (audio)
: a baseball park or stadium : ballpark sense 1
Kevin Kenney … paused in front of Yankee Stadium to snap a photo of the grand, old ballyard across the street.— Seth Livingstone

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Admission to the watch party at Fenway was free, with general admission seating available in the lower bowl of the ballyard, the city said in a statement. — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022 The music was dark, the booing was thick, and the familiarly harsh lyrics were muscled into the ballyard by two former football stars. — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021

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1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ballyard was in 1897

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“Ballyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballyard. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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