Ultimate Frisbee
noun
often not capitalized
: a game played on a rectangular field between two seven-player teams in which a plastic disc is advanced by being thrown from player to player and in which a team scores by catching a throw in the opponent's end zone
called also Ultimate
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Soon after, a group of Maplewood, New Jersey, high school students invented Ultimate Frisbee, a game that includes elements of American football, basketball and soccer.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Joseph Dutko of Medina, has been elected president of Ultimate Frisbee at the University of Findlay for the 2022-2023 academic year.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
The real-estate investment trust is adding new amenities ranging from zip lines and Ultimate Frisbee to pool cabanas equipped with Wi-Fi and external monitors for laptops to support this new demand from business travelers.
—Kate King, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
Stoneleigh Elementary School fifth grader Noah Reiss first launched his plan to bring Ultimate Frisbee to local youth last March.
—Courtney McGee, baltimoresun.com, 24 Feb. 2022
Thomas is also a competitive Ultimate Frisbee player who has competed in both U.S. national championship and world championship events.
—Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2021
Still, the group was friendly, bantering over board games and Ultimate Frisbee.
—The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2021
Nathan Hurst, a freelance journalist and former professional Ultimate Frisbee player, recommends a substantial flying disc like the Discraft Ultra-Star 175 (about $12), for its nice heft (6.2 ounces) and dependable build.
—New York Times, 11 May 2021
For the uninitiated, Ultimate Frisbee began its rise around 1968, but has a stand-alone name now.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2021
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Joseph Dutko of Medina, has been elected president of Ultimate Frisbee at the University of Findlay for the 2022-2023 academic year.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
The real-estate investment trust is adding new amenities ranging from zip lines and Ultimate Frisbee to pool cabanas equipped with Wi-Fi and external monitors for laptops to support this new demand from business travelers.
—Kate King, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
Stoneleigh Elementary School fifth grader Noah Reiss first launched his plan to bring Ultimate Frisbee to local youth last March.
—Courtney McGee, baltimoresun.com, 24 Feb. 2022
Thomas is also a competitive Ultimate Frisbee player who has competed in both U.S. national championship and world championship events.
—Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2021
Still, the group was friendly, bantering over board games and Ultimate Frisbee.
—The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2021
Nathan Hurst, a freelance journalist and former professional Ultimate Frisbee player, recommends a substantial flying disc like the Discraft Ultra-Star 175 (about $12), for its nice heft (6.2 ounces) and dependable build.
—New York Times, 11 May 2021
For the uninitiated, Ultimate Frisbee began its rise around 1968, but has a stand-alone name now.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2021
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“Ultimate Frisbee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ultimate%20Frisbee. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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