volleyball

noun

vol·​ley·​ball ˈvä-lē-ˌbȯl 

: a game played by volleying an inflated ball over a net

also : the ball used in this game

Examples of volleyball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Orange County scores from the first round of the CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs on Tuesday and Wednesday. —Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Oc Register, 1 May 2025

Hambly recalled the volleyball team’s trip back from a Sunday match last October at Pittsburgh, one of five trips east last season. —Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 May 2025

The administration also launched Title IX investigations into Penn, San Jose State (which reportedly had a transgender player on its women’s volleyball team last season) and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. —Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025

So began his battle with prostrate cancer in the middle of volleyball season. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing volleyball

• beach volleyball

Rhymes for volleyball

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• catarrhal
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol

Kids Definition

volleyball

noun

vol·​ley·​ball ˈväl-ē-ˌbȯl 

: a game played by volleying a large air-filled ball over a net

also : the ball used to play this game