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

Williams was passionate about volleyball and had recently taken up softball just to be with German, who excelled in the sport. —Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025

The Open Division for San Diego girls volleyball is now 11 years old, and the Dons and Falcons have captured all but one, with Santa Fe Christian winning in 2016. —Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025

The end result resembles a volleyball covered in sutures, said Dr. Max Kates, codirector of the Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute at Johns Hopkins University. —Sarah Boden, NPR, 2 Aug. 2025

In fact, the $2 billion NHL franchise is expanding its empire to encompass another youth sport: volleyball. —Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 1 Aug. 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