moonball

ˈmunˌbɔl

Definition

Definition of moonball - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports

Rare

tennis shot hit very high over the net

Rare

She won the point with a perfectly placed moonball.

lob

softball

Rare

slow pitch thrown with a high arc

Rare

The batter struggled to hit the moonball.

metaphor

Rare

high slow-moving object or action

Rare

The project moved at a moonball pace.

arc

lob

Verb

tr.

sports

Rare

hit a tennis ball with a high arc

Rare

She decided to moonball to break his rhythm.

lob

throwing

Rare

throw a ball in a high arc

Rare

He moonballed the baseball to his teammate.

lob

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Origin of moonball

English, moon (lunar) + ball (spherical object)

Examples of moonball in a sentence

The moonball landed just inside the baseline.
The pitcher is known for his tricky moonball.
Fans cheered as the moonball soared through the air.
His tennis strategy involved hitting a moonball.
The balloon floated like a moonball in the sky.
He tried to moonball during the windy match.

Moonballing can be an effective defensive strategy.
She moonballed the tennis ball over the net.
The kids moonballed the ball during the game.

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French:lob, faire une chandelle, ...
German:hoher Tennisschlag, Mondbälle schlagen, ...
Italian:pallonetto, giocare una palla alta, ...
Spanish:pelota alta, lanzar globos, ...
Portuguese:balão, fazer um balão, ...
Chinese:高吊球, 高弧线击球, ...
Japanese:高いテニスショット, ムーンボールを打つ, ...
Arabic:ضَرْبَة عالِيَة, ضرب الكرة بقوس عال, ...
Hebrew:כַּדוּר גָבוֹהַ, לְהַשְׁלִיךְ בְּקֶשֶׁת, ...
Russian:высокий теннисный удар, ударить, ...
Ukrainian:високий удар, вдарити м'яч з дугою, ...
Hindi:ऊँचा टेनिस शॉट, ऊँची चाप में मारना, ...
Bengali:উচ্চে মারা টেনিস শট, উচ্চ খিলান সহ আঘাত করা, ...
Catalan:pilota alta, fer un globus, ...
Czech:lob, lobovat, ...
Danish:høj tennisbold, lofte, ...
Dutch:hoge slag, moonballen, ...
Greek:ψηλό χτύπημα τένις, χτυπάω με καμπύλη, ...
Hungarian:lob, felívelni, ...
Khmer:ការវាយបាល់តេន្នីសឱ្យហោះខ្ពស់ខ្លាំងឆ្លងសំណាញ់, វាយបាល់ខ្ពស់, ...
Korean:높은 샷, 문볼하다, ...
Persian:ضربه بلند, توپ را با قوس بلند زد, ...
Polish:wysoki strzał, zagrać, ...
Portuguese (BR):balão, dar uma bola alta, ...
Romanian:lovitură înaltă, a lovi înalt, ...
Swedish:månboll, lobba, ...
Thai:ลูกบอลลอยสูง, ตีลูกโค้งสูง, ...
Turkish:yüksek vuruş, yüksek top atmak, ...
Vietnamese:cú đánh bóng cao, đánh bóng bổng, ...

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