drop ballnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdrɒp ˌbɔːl//ˈdrɑːp ˌbɑːl/a way of starting a football game again that involves the referee dropping the ball between two opposing players who must compete to get it after it hits the floor:
The game was restarted with a drop ball.
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