volleyball
(vɒlibɔːl )
uncountable noun A2
Volleyball is a game in which two teams hit a large ball with their hands backwards and forwards over a high net. If you allow the ball to touch the ground, the other team wins a point.
We thought because he was so into volleyball he would have got back to us.
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Collocations:
volleyball match
Her crime, to repeat, was attempting to watch a volleyball match.
Times, Sunday Times
She had never been to a volleyball match before.
Times, Sunday Times
And then he dazzled a crowd of 500 delighted onlookers with his acrobatics during a beach volleyball match.
The Sun
His attempt to draw the audience into a sort of impromptu beach volleyball match didn't quite take off, in spite of all his frenetic use of a referee's whistle.
Times,Sunday Times
The game simulates a volleyball match, having players volley a ball back and forth over a net with their paddles.
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Translations:
Chinese: 排球
Japanese: バレーボール
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