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Definition of "volleyball" []

  • A game played by two teams on a rectangular court divided by a high net, in which both teams use up to three hits to ground the ball on the opposing team's side of the net. (noun)
  • The inflated, spherical ball used in this game. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "volleyball" in a sentence
  • "Ballet and ski wear and volleyball is something you do on the court or the dance floor or the slopes."
  • "Tequila volleyball is superior to all other forms of volleyball."
  • "If their skills seem to be a match made in volleyball heaven, their temperaments on the sand also complement each other."