netball

net·ball

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [net-bawl]
- /ˈnɛtˌbɔl/
- /ˈnet.bɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [net-bawl]
- /ˈnɛtˌbɔl/

Definitions of netball word

noun netball Tennis. a ball, on a return shot, that hits the top of the net and drops on the other side of the court, thus remaining in play. 1
noun netball British. a game similar to basketball, played with a soccer ball, usually outdoors. 1
noun netball A game with seven players on a side, similar to basketball except that a player receiving the ball must stand still until they have passed it to another player. 1
noun netball sport 1
uncountable noun netball In Britain and some other countries, netball is a game played by two teams of seven players, usually women. Each team tries to score goals by throwing a ball through a net on the top of a pole at each end of the court. 0
noun netball a team game similar to basketball, played mainly by women 0

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Origin of netball

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; net1 + ball1

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Parts of speech for Netball

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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netball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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