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

Gard's sister, Stephanie Bowen, told ABC affiliate WRTV that the family knew something was wrong when Gard didn't show up to her daughter's volleyball game on the day she was reported missing. —Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

Gard’s daughter, who had been at a volleyball game that evening, returned home to find emergency crews and was told her mother was missing, according to WRTV. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025

Next door would be the approximately 100,000-square-foot youth development academy, along with multiple indoor and outdoor youth athletic fields for sports including, but not limited to, basketball, soccer, volleyball and flag football. —Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025

Swinney Center hosts Kansas City Roos basketball and volleyball games. —Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 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