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

Examples of beach volleyball in a Sentence

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On the beach, there’s swimming, surfing, and beach volleyball. Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025 Long Beach will host 11 events, including beach volleyball, water polo and rowing. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025 There are pushup competitions, tennis and beach volleyball games. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025 As for competition venues, the plan for the 2028 Olympics became clearer last month when locations for more than a dozen sports, including beach volleyball, surfing and baseball, were revealed. Nbc Los Angeles, NBC news, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for beach volleyball

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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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 17 Jun. 2025.

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