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  • proper noun baseball A player on the team Baltimore Orioles.

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Examples

  • After a meeting with DuPuy on Friday, Angelos 'opposition softened as negotiations centered on protecting his franchise and Maryland's investment in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which is about 35 miles from Washington.

    USATODAY.com - Expos set for relocation, finally 2004

  • Now, for short, do you call it Oriole Park or Camden Yards?

    Readers react 1999

  • Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun says that he may end up back in the broadcast booth, and here's what he ponders about the long-term Oriole southpaw ...

    MVN 2009

  • It amazes me the way so-called Oriole fans can be so down on their own team when it's been so obvious ever since Angelos had the good sense to bring in MacPhail that this team was about to undergo a refurbishing from the ground up.

    Blog updates 2009

  • It amazes me the way so-called Oriole fans can be so down on their own team when it's been so obvious ever since Angelos had the good sense to bring in MacPhail that this team was about to undergo a refurbishing from the ground up.

    Blog updates 2009

  • But she did catch "Oriole" (I thought it was funny)

    Quote Of The Day 2009

  • I think the newer term might be "Oriole" (Black on the outside and White on the inside).

    Quote Of The Day 2009

  • "Oriole" answered all the puzzles in the January number.

    St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 Various

  • Again, walking out on the bowsprit of the 'Oriole' while she stood watching me from the dock, I lost my balance and fell into the water.

    Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

  • Again, walking out on the bowsprit of the 'Oriole' while she stood watching me from the dock,

    Richard Carvel — Complete Winston Churchill 1909

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