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

Her obituary stated that Halbach was also a volleyball coach and an avid traveler. —Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

Then, shortly after this year's volleyball season began, two of Jurupa Valley's senior players, McPherson and Hadeel Hazameh, stepped away from the team in protest of the trans athlete. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025

His sister Kennedi is in the seventh grade and plays volleyball, flag football, and basketball, while his fourth-grade brother Destin plays football and basketball. —Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025

Four unbeaten teams occupy the higher seeds in the MIAA fall volleyball state tournament brackets, with Chelmsford at the top in Div. —Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025

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