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

Young, who also played volleyball for the Panthers in the fall, debuted with 31 points in the season opener against Boone Grove, hitting 9 of 15 shots from 3-point range. —Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026

Austin's professional volleyball team is changing its game time Saturday in San Antonio due to inclement weather. —Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026

Currently, plans call for a facility totaling a little more than 98,000 square feet, with space for 10 regulation basketball courts and 14 regulation volleyball courts, Dean said. —Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026

Peterson is the 50th non-senior national winner since the award was created 41 years ago — only the second in volleyball. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026

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