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basketball

[ bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent's basket.
the round, inflated ball approximately 30 inches (76 centimeters) in circumference, used in this game.

basketball

/ ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl /

a game played by two opposing teams of five men (or six women) each, usually on an indoor court. Points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal metal hoop
the inflated ball used in this game

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; basket + ball ¹

He was very even-keeled, goofy and liked to play basketball.

Soccer in the rest of the world is what we know as basketball.

It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.

I watch football, basketball, and hockey on TV and sometimes “The Bass Pros” on Outdoor Channel.

The basketball game was the final engagement on a seriously busy day for the young royals.

From what I was told he was a stevedore and had once been a professional basketball player.

The closed-bottom basket used in the game of basketball is so high that it is difficult to remove the ball after a goal is made.

Many members were not interested in basketball, except to look on.

A basketball is passed quickly around the circle, moving in one direction only.

A basketball is thrown from one player to another, across the circle, or may be passed to the nearest neighbor.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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