noun
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a game in which two teams hit a large ball back and forth over a high net with their hands
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the ball used in this game
Etymology
Origin of volleyball
Example Sentences
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Olympic volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times
"Mine!" calls out one singlet-clad player to her teammates, making it to a volleyball just in time.
From BBC
When the Olympic torch was handed to Italy's two highly successful volleyball teams, he failed to recognise men's volleyball captain Simone Giannelli, naming one member of the women's team.
From BBC
So why in the name of beach, surf and sunshine is the volleyball team practicing in the gym?
From Los Angeles Times
In gym class he got hit on the head with a volleyball.
From Literature
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