Definitions for volleyballˈvɒl iˌbɔl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vol•ley•ballˈvɒl iˌbɔl(n.)

  1. a game for two teams in which the object is to keep a large ball in motion, from side to side over a high net, by striking it with the hands before it touches the ground.

    Category: Sport

  2. the ball used in this game.

    Category: Sport

Origin of volleyball:

1895–1900, Amer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. volleyball, volleyball game(noun)

    a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands

  2. volleyball(noun)

    an inflated ball used in playing volleyball

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. volleyball(noun)ˈvɒl iˌbɔl

    a sport in which two teams hit a ball over a high net with their hands

    a game of volleyball

Wiktionary

  1. volleyball(Noun)

    A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.

  2. volleyball(Noun)

    The inflated ball used in such a game.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Volleyball

    A team sport in which two teams hit an inflated ball back and forth over a high net using their hands.


Translations for volleyball

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

volleyball(noun)

a game in which a ball is volleyed over a high net, using the hands.

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