beach ball

British

noun

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

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times

Schulz introduced him by having Franklin return Charlie Brown’s wayward beach ball one day by the sea.

From Seattle Times

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

“Imagine a beach ball filled with fluid in your stomach all the time,” said Dr. Joseph Cleveland, Jr., a cardiothoracic surgeon at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

From New York Times

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