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volleyball

[ vol-ee-bawl ]

noun

  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.
  2. the ball used in this game.


volleyball

/ ˈɒɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a game in which two teams hit a large ball back and forth over a high net with their hands
  2. the ball used in this game
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of volleyball1

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; volley + ball 1
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