dodgeball

noun

dodge·​ball ˈdäj-ˌbȯl 

: a game in which players stand in a circle and try to hit opponents within the circle with a large inflated ball

Examples of dodgeball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park, 3305 Corporate Ave, Weston, is an indoor entertainment park with trampolines, dodgeball court, battle beam, climbing walls, ropes course, slack line, dunk hoops, ninja course arcade games, children’s areas (soft-play playground) and the Drey Café. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025

An internal culture club organizes group activities like outings to amusement parks, dodgeball games, indoor soccer matches, spin classes, Rock Band lunches, and tubing trips down the Provo River. —Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014

Playing dodgeball at sea was definitely a highlight. —Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025

Set on a Caribbean resort island, the two to 16 player contest revolved around a dodgeball game unfolding against the backdrop of its golf course, yacht harbor, jungle and beaches. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dodgeball

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• catarrhal
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol

Kids Definition

dodgeball

noun

dodge·​ball ˈdäj-ˌbȯl 

: a game in which players stand in a circle and try to hit other players within the circle with a large inflated ball