VOLLEYBALL

volleyball, volleyball game

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

volleyball

(noun) an inflated ball used in playing volleyball

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

volleyball (countable and uncountable, plural volleyballs)

(uncountable) 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.

(countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.

Source: Wiktionary



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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