inning
nounUK /ˈɪn.ɪŋ/
US /ˈɪn.ɪŋ/
A turn in a baseball game when one team bats and the other team plays in the field.
Our team scored two runs in the first inning.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A period of time during which a particular activity or event happens.
The election entered its final inning.
3. A period of political office or rule.
The mayor's inning lasted four years.
4. Lands reclaimed from the sea or a piece of enclosed land.
The old inning by the coast was used for farming.