netball

ˈnɛtˌbɔl

Definition

Definition of netball - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

court game

Rare

team sport similar to basketball with seven players

Rare

Netball is popular in many Commonwealth countries.

court

hoop

match gear

Rare

round ball used in a seven-player team sport

Rare

She bought a new netball for practice.

ball

sphere

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round ball used in a seven-player team sport

Origin of netball

English, net (net) + ball (ball)

Terms with netball included in their meaning

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acr.

acr: wing attack

player who attacks from the wing in netball

centre pass

sports

action to start or restart play in netball

goal defence

netball

player position in netball

acr.

acr: goal shooter

player who shoots goals in netball

acr.

acr: wing defence

position in netball game

wing defence

sports

netball position focused on defense

netballer

sports

person who plays netball

Examples of netball in a sentence

The netball team won the championship.
The netball was worn out after the match.
They forgot to bring the netball to the game.

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French:netball, ballon de netball, ...
German:Netball, Netball-Ball, ...
Italian:netball, palla da netball, ...
Spanish:netball, pelota de netball, ...
Portuguese:netebol, bola de netball, ...
Chinese:无挡板篮球, 网球, ...
Japanese:ネットボール, 競技用ボール, ...
Arabic:كرة الشبكة, كُرَة النِتْبُول, ...
Hebrew:נֶטְבּוֹל, כַּדּוּר רֶשֶׁת, ...
Russian:нетбол, мяч для нетбола, ...
Ukrainian:нетбол, м'яч для нетболу, ...
Hindi:नेटबॉल, खेल की गेंद, ...
Bengali:নেটবল, খেলার বল, ...
Catalan:netball, pilota de netball, ...
Czech:netbal, míč na netball, ...
Danish:netball, netbold, ...
Dutch:netbal, netbalbal, ...
Greek:νέτμπολ, μπάλα netball, ...
Hungarian:netball, netball-labda, ...
Khmer:កីឡាបាល់ណេត, បាល់ណិតបល, ...
Korean:넷볼, ...
Persian:نتبال, توپ نتبال, ...
Polish:netball, piłka do netballa, ...
Portuguese (BR):netball, bola de netball, ...
Romanian:netball, minge de netball, ...
Swedish:netball, netboll, ...
Thai:เน็ตบอล, ลูกเน็ตบอล, ...
Turkish:netbol, netbol topu, ...
Vietnamese:bóng lưới, quả bóng lưới, ...

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Definition of netball - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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