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Meaning of netball

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

netball

Pronunciation:/ˈnɛtbɔːl//ˈnɛtˌbɔl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.

  2. The ball used in this sport.