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beach ball

British  

noun

  1. a large light brightly coloured ball for playing with on a beach

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Toughest assignment: It was engraving a globe-shaped trophy for the New York Yacht Club that was the size of a beach ball.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 9, 2025

In the season premiere, Elmo gets upset when Rosita’s beach ball knocks over his block tower.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2025

He said they ranged in size from "maybe the size of a dinner plate to maybe a beach ball - there were really some good-sized ones".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2023

“How many pea-sized particles can you put in the beach ball? It can be packed with this viral material, or it can be nothing there.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 9, 2022

She has black hair and large golden earrings, and is carrying a round object the size of a beach ball, which is in fact an orange.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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