volleyball

/ˈvɑliˌbɔl/

nounvol · ley · ball

Think: “VOLLEY the BALL” — you volley (hit) the ball back and forth over the net.

Yes, it's volleyball. Remember it’s two parts: volley + ball (ends with “-ball,” not “-bol” or “-bell”).

Definitions

  1. nouna game played by two teams who hit a ball back and forth over a net, trying to make it land on the other team’s side
  2. nounthe ball used in this game

Examples

  • We played volleyball at the beach until sunset.
  • Our school’s volleyball team practiced serving and passing after class.
  • She bought a new volleyball because the old one was losing air.

Synonyms

gamesportteam sportnet game

Translations

ES voleibolPT vôleiFR volley-ball

Common misspellings

vollyballvollybalvolly ballvolleyballlvolleybalvolley ballvollyeballvollyeyball

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