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

There’s a new option to hold basketball and volleyball championship events in Southern California. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

At a Capitol Hill press conference after the hearing, 17-year-old high school volleyball player Briley Lehcner spoke about a biological male having entered her team's locker room. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

This is only the fourth year of playing volleyball for her school, but Lincoln-Way East’s Claire Connolly already has a couple of state championships. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Former Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard and his wife Pam embarked on a dream 19-day vacation to Scotland, Ireland and London, England in late-August, just a few days after Ray’s induction into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 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
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol
• gossypol

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