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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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Before his Nov. 25, 2020, death by a heart attack, Maradona’s belly had swollen like a beach ball, and his heart was covered in fat and blood clots.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2025

The new Apple TV+ special recreates that first meeting, with Franklin returning Charlie Brown’s errant beach ball and then the two building a sandcastle together.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 2024

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

Far off, I could hear the shouts of the children playing with the big, bright beach ball their Tia Elsa had brought them from the capital.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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