Meaning of Altuve | Babel Free
Definitions
A distance of five feet and five inches, used chiefly as a unit to measure distances of home run balls.
Examples
“So, if you want⟳ to know⟳ the minimum length of a World Cup Soccer field while watching TV, it's 60.9 Altuves.”
“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.”
“Judge⟳ is 1.22 Altuves. Is there a drawback to being a big man in baseball?”
“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.”
“Want⟳ to know⟳ how many Altuves there are from home plate to first base⟳? That would be 16.61436219309581.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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