beach ball

noun

: a large inflated ball for use at the beach

Examples of beach ball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The same amount that would initially fill a beach ball is eventually condensed by the chemicals into super-cold liquid that could fit inside a ping-pong ball. Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024 There were lots of margaritas — and multiple beach balls in the pit, of course. Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 Condo dwellers Details: The landmark beach ball water tower stands guard over the county’s southernmost shores. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Host Aidy Bryant made use of the location by trying to get a beach party started inside the tent by bringing out all the necessary accoutrements, including beach balls, hot dogs and a few shirtless men in board shorts. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024 Some mortadellas are as big around as a beach ball, and watching workers armed with giant blades carve off thin, silky slices for sandwiches is hypnotic. Julia Moskin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023 Lastly, there’s Tekken Ball, a goofy throwback mode from Tekken 3 where players bash each other into submission with a giant beach ball. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024 Merry Me has that, and with Silverman — whose smart, farcical staging prompts the kind of robust laughter at which the play itself sometimes swings and misses — the excellent ensemble keeps the beach ball of the show up in the air, even when the ball itself deflates. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2023 The ceiling is covered with an ocean of red and green balloons, striped beach balls, and inflatable sharks and fish. Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beach ball was in 1921

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“Beach ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach%20ball. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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