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Delivery vs Roundarm - What's the difference?

delivery | roundarm |

In cricket|lang=en terms the difference between delivery and roundarm

is that delivery is (cricket) a ball while roundarm is (cricket) an obsolete style of bowling where the bowler's arm is at right angles to the body at the point of delivery.

As a noun delivery

is the act of conveying something.

As an adjective roundarm is

(cricket) an obsolete style of bowling where the bowler's arm is at right angles to the body at the point of delivery.

delivery

English

Noun

(deliveries)
  • The act of conveying something.
  • The delivery was completed by four.
    delivery of a nuclear missile to its target
  • The item which has been conveyed.
  • Your delivery is on the table.
  • The act of giving birth
  • The delivery was painful.
  • (baseball) A pitching motion.
  • ''His delivery has a catch in it.
  • (baseball) A thrown pitch.
  • ''Here is the delivery ; ... strike three!
  • The manner of speaking.
  • The actor's delivery was flawless.
  • * 1919 ,
  • I shall not tell what Dr. Coutras related to me in his words, but in my own, for I cannot hope to give at second hand any impression of his vivacious delivery .
  • * {{quote-news
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  • (medicine) administration of a drug
  • Drug delivery system .
  • (cricket) A ball .
  • (curling) The process of throwing a stone.
  • Derived terms

    * delivery room * special delivery

    roundarm

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (cricket) An obsolete style of bowling where the bowler's arm is at right angles to the body at the point of delivery.
  • See also

    * underarm * overarm