basketball

bas·ket·ball

noun, often attributive \-ˌbȯl\

Definition of BASKETBALL

: a usually indoor court game between two teams of usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal; also : the ball used in this game

First Known Use of BASKETBALL

1892

Rhymes with BASKETBALL

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