volleyball

CEFRA1

/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A game in which two teams hit a ball over a high net.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The inflated ball used in such a game.

Examples

  • Mike is not a member of the volleyball team.

  • I play volleyball a lot.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.

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Origin

noun

From volley + ball. In 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G. Morgan created a new game called Mintonette, a name derived from the game of badminton. After an observer, Alfred Halstead, noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1896, played at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College), the game quickly became known as volleyball (it was originally spelled as two words: "volley ball")