beach volleyball

noun

: volleyball played outdoors on sand with usually two players to a side
Magnus said beach volleyball is attractive to the network because it's popular among both men and women, domestically and globally, and still has a lot of room for growth.Jimmy Golen

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The athletes are challenging the school’s decision in May to cut its women’s beach volleyball, bowling and golf teams, as well as its men’s golf program, arguing the decision continues SFA’s history of depriving women equal opportunities to participate in varsity intercollegiate athletics. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 July 2025 All three, especially Carter, are competitive with everything: Football, 12-hour UNO marathons, beach volleyball, board games, wall ball and debates. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025 Rising beach volleyball players Carmen Markel and Harper Willis dominate the sands in Lake Norman and expect to continue that energy at the USA Volleyball Beach National Championship in Virginia Beach this week. Lauren-Kennedy Brown, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025 Here are the spring 2025 All-County honorees, covering top high school athletes from Palm Beach County in track and field, baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis, flag football, water polo, boys volleyball and beach volleyball. Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for beach volleyball

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beach volleyball was in 1927

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“Beach volleyball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach%20volleyball. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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