English word volleyball comes from English ball, English volley
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ball | English (en) | (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.. (ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.. (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.. (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.. (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the [...] |
| volley | English (en) | (intransitive) To be fired in a volley. (sports, intransitive) To make a volley. (sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground. (transitive) To fire a volley of shots. To sound together (cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.. (sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground. (sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces. [...] |
| volleyball | English (en) | (countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.. (uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net. |