Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post.
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- noun A women's
sport derived frombasketball . - noun The ball used in this sport.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
- noun a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
Etymologies
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Examples
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Middleton attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where she studied chemistry, biology and art and played a number of sports, including tennis, hockey and netball, which is similar to basketball.
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They play a sport called netball, and a team wanted to call itself the "Master Baiters."
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Women rarely play soccer here- they play netball, which is a kind of variation on basketball.
Archive 2007-10-01 Megan 2007
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Women rarely play soccer here- they play netball, which is a kind of variation on basketball.
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She will remain at the network calling netball and working on the boundary-line.
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Handball is best described as netball on speed, though some liken it to water polo (without the water), and others note that the body contact makes it similar to rugby (you can tackle the opposition from in front but not behind).
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Bryony Gordon 2011
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She will remain at the network calling netball and working on the boundary-line.
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She will remain at the network calling netball and working on the boundary-line.
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"We lose out not only to men's rugby, but to netball, which is well established as the top female sport," said the team's captain,
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2010
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They play a sport called netball, and a team wanted to call itself the "Master Baiters."
hernesheir commented on the word netball
I had never heard of this womens' sport derived from basketball. Had you? I'm curious about it.
December 8, 2010
yarb commented on the word netball
It's an olympic sport! When I was in school all the girls played netball. It's very common in the UK and Australia.
I tried it once and I've got to say it seems a bit stupid. Basically it's like basketball but you're not allowed to move while you're holding the ball, and you're not allowed to jump when you shoot.
December 8, 2010
yarb commented on the word netball
Can't believe this hadn't been listed before.
December 8, 2010