Bullpen Definition
bo͝olpĕn
noun
A fenced enclosure for bulls.
Webster's New World
A large room or enclosure for a number of people; specif., a barred enclosure in a jail, where prisoners are kept together temporarily, as between their arrest and the placing of charges.
Webster's New World
An area near the playing field, where relief pitchers practice and warm up.
Webster's New World
A temporary holding area for prisoners, as in a courthouse.
American Heritage
The relief pitchers of one team.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Bullpen
Noun
Singular:
bullpen
Plural:
bullpensOrigin of Bullpen
Earlier stockade, exercise area for prisoners
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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