Definition of sliotar in English:
sliotar
nounPlural sliotair, Plural sliotars ˈslɪtəˈʃlɪtəˈslɪdər
A hard leather-covered ball used in the game of hurling.
he fired the sliotar to the net on 38 minutes, after a superb ball from Alan Grant
Example sentencesExamples
- McAfee burst forward from deep and soloed to within 20 metres before belting the sliotar towards goal.
- The training is given by qualified coaches and special indoor hurls and sliotars are provided on the night.
- From a long delivery by Fitzpatrick, Foyle got goal side on McKinley and whipped the sliotar first time into the net.
- In hurling, the sliotar is continuously in play, compared to say baseball or golf where there are regular breaks in between shots.
- Greville was ponderous in clearing the sliotar downfield and when it popped into Donnelly's hand he sent McManus through and he rocketed it to the net.
- We have been training four nights a week, and on average we would go through 20 sliotars a night.
- Roberts took advantage by whipping the loose sliotar into the net.
- They led by 1-2 to 0-0 early on, with the dangerous Watson bundling the sliotar to the net.
- He released just at the right time, O'Donnell got his fingertips around the sliotar and lashed it across the body of Nash in the Cork goal in only the sixth minute.
- Each team is to bring their own hurley and sliotars.