bocce ball

noun

variants or less commonly bocci ball or boccie ball
1
: bocce
2
plural bocce balls also bocci balls or boccie balls : a ball (as of wood or thermosetting resin) used in the game of bocce

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The backyard features an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit lounge area, a bocce ball court, and a rectangular pool with a spa. India Roby, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025 In 2013, Fairfield Community Foundation granted $5,000 to build the bocce ball courts in Fairfield at the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields. Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025 Sculpterra also features a wide range of excellent wines in addition to an onsite sculpture garden, bocce ball, and a rotating calendar of food trucks and live entertainment. AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025 This property is ideal for families because of its year-round indoor pool (there's also an adults-only outdoor pool that’s open seasonally) and on-site sports like tennis, racquetball, bocce ball, and volleyball. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025 There’s a pool and spa, a tennis court, a bocce ball court, and multiple fire pits. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025 But Furman likes to play bocce ball, uses Uber to go grocery shopping and can tell you the day of the week of any date. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025 The home also has views of Praying Monk on Camelback Mountain, a theater, two kitchens, a lap pool and a bocce ball court. Catherine Reagor, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025 In a park-like setting, luxurious outdoor amenities include sprawling lawns, a soaking tub, bocce ball court, koi ponds, Zen gardens, multiple outdoor view decks and fire pits. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bocce ball was in 1903

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