: a division of a baseball game consisting of a turn at bat for each team
also: a baseball team's turn at bat ending with the third out
b
inningsˈi-niŋz plural in form but singular or plural in construction: a division of a cricket match
c
: a player's turn (as in horseshoes, pool, or croquet)
2
: a chance or opportunity for action or accomplishment—usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
that momentous innings which was to project him into world politics — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
Example Sentences
She hit a double in the fourth inning.
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