flyball

Noun

Meaning

Alternative spelling of fly ball

A type of dog-race where dogs jump over hurdles to get to and return from a tennis-ball dispensing box.

Examples

An early mechanical governors is a servomechanism that comprises a series of gears that use the turbine's speed to drive the flyball and turbine's power to drive the control mechanism. Source: Internet

A variety of flyball systems, or first-generation governors, were used during the first 100 years of water turbine speed controls. Source: Internet

In his 1868 paper "On Governors", James Clerk Maxwell was able to explain instabilities exhibited by the flyball governor using differential equations to describe the control system. Source: Internet

In the electronic governors, also known as second-generation governors, the flyball was replaced by rotational speed sensor but the controls were still done through analog systems. Source: Internet

Fewer still excel in dog agility or flyball because these competitions favor smaller dogs with lower body weight and a much shorter stride. Source: Internet

With a high, arching flyball down the right field line, McCutchen snapped a 159 at-bat homer-less streak, delivering a three-run shot to help the Giants take a commanding 5-1 lead. Source: Internet

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